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The psychology of curiosity
Astronaut Tim Peake and panel discuss if curiosity is good for us

Have we found a better alternative to aspirin?
An alternative blood thinner is showing improvements in warding off heart attack

A breakthrough in treating chronic pain
A gene has been identified that is critical for regulating pain signals

Using AI to discover new antibiotics
How AI has helped find potential new antibiotics to fight gonorrhoea and MRSA

How plastic harms health
As negotiations conclude on a global treaty, we consider how plastic affects our health

Malnutrition in Gaza
The impact of malnutrition on health and the aid needed in Gaza

Making human blood deadly to mosquitoes
We assess a novel technique to combat malaria

Do you really have a penicillin allergy?
How more accurate allergy labels would improve patient outcomes

HIV prevention drug Lenacapavir recommended by WHO
What difference could this make in the fight against HIV?

First malaria treatment approved for newborns
The new dose strength is the first approved malaria treatment for neonates