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    Crying Therapists

    Why older, more experienced therapists are more likely to shed tears during therapy

  2. Flavourless

    What happens when you lose the ability to smell and taste?

  3. International Drinking Guidelines

    Drinking guidelines vary hugely, so how do we know how much alcohol is safe to drink?

  4. Postcards from the EDge

    A simple strategy to reduce repeat suicide attempts and psychiatric admissions

  5. Ancient atherosclerosis

    The study that reveals hardening of the arteries may have been a problem for 4000 years.

  6. Deworming and Vitamin A supplementation in India

    A leading epidemiologist talks exclusively to HC about the largest clinical trial ever

  7. Bacteriophages

    An older alternative to antibiotics in the fight against bacteria.

  8. HIV baby cured?

    News of a child seemingly cured of HIV and the Fukushima health consequences two years on.

  9. Should we have faith?

    The new study which finds religious and spiritual views do not protect against depression

  10. To floss or not to floss

    Dentists tell us we should floss our teeth but what is the evidence that it really works?

  11. The invisible gorilla

    Perceptual blindness in radiologists

  12. TB vaccine trial

    Unexpected results from the trial of the first vaccine for TB to be developed in 90 years

  13. Early treatment for HIV

    New research shows early treatment of patients reduces the risk of transmitting HIV virus

  14. Drug shortages in Iran

    Iran faces rising prices and shortages of medicine. Are US and EU sanctions to blame?

  15. Australia heat wave

    How the body copes with extremely high temperatures currently occurring in Australia

  16. Global polio eradication campaign

    How has polio eradication been affected by the killing of polio vaccinators in Pakistan?

  17. The Cocktail Party Effect

    Why do we hear our own name above everything else in a crowded noisy room?

  18. Alzheimer鈥檚 special

    The latest methods, high-tech and low, used to diagnose Alzheimer鈥檚

  19. Syria: Refugees' trauma

    Syrian mental health professionals鈥� testimony on psychological scars of Syrian refugees

  20. Organophosphates

    The health effects of low level exposure to organophosphates, found in insecticides

  21. Morning sickness

    Is it a myth that morning sickness during pregnancy means you鈥檙e having a baby girl?

  22. Grapefruit and drugs, Crystal meth, Birdsong

    The marked increase of prescription drugs which interact with grapefruit.

  23. Coronavirus linked to bats, Malaria drugs, 鈥淢e鈥� Generation

    Should shopkeepers be allowed to sell malaria drugs to improve access?

  24. Insulin availability

    Insulin has been around for 90 years, why is this treatment for diabetes still so limited?

  25. Implants from the dead and crowds giving life

    Implants from the dead to prolong life. Mental health in US politics and feel good crowds.

  26. YAWS, Mosquito App, Guilty bosses

    YAWS disease in Congo, why phone Apps can't beat malaria and why a good boss feels guilt

  27. Eco-therapy

    Eco-therapy, empathising with nature as a treatment for mental illness.

  28. Extreme Skydiving and Health

    What effect did Felix Baumgartner's remarkable fall to Earth have on his body?

  29. International Mental Health Day

    The state of mental health provision in developing countries.

  30. Surgery and unwanted items

    Things left behind in surgery, biodegradable electronics and kidney dialysis in Gaza

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