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US proposes world first policy to reduce STIs
US public health officials consult on prescribing antibiotics after unprotected sex
Malaria vaccine backed by WHO
The World Health Organisation recommends University of Oxford vaccine for global use.
The deadly practice of gum lancing
How the tradition of extracting babies鈥� teeth used in some communities can be fatal
Could global Aids program be cut?
Some US Republicans call for PEPFAR funding to be stopped over alleged links to abortion.
Do men have a friendship problem?
A discussion on the issues men face with friendship from the Cheltenham Science Festival.
Opioid overdose antidote made available in US
Naloxone made accessible in American pharmacies without prescription for the first time.
What happened to babies with Zika virus
How families in Brazil have been coping with the fallout from the Zika epidemic.
Disgraced surgeon appeals prison sentence
Paolo Macchiarini appeals conviction for transplant surgeries in patients who later died.
Contaminated cough syrup found in Iraq
Cough medicine batch contained unacceptable levels of toxic chemicals says WHO.
A closer look at leprosy
Leprosy could now be endemic in Florida. We look at the disease鈥檚 past, present & future.
