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Undetected High Blood Pressure in New Mothers
Hidden blood pressure danger common in mums after pregnancy complication.

Drug-resistant Typhoid Outbreak in Pakistan
Vaccination campaign to combat drug-resistant typhoid in Pakistan

Cancer Blood Test
Important step in cancer blood test “holy grail”

Kids’ Screen Time: What Are the Risks?
Does screen time damage children’s health?

New Year, New You?
Do self-help books make people happier?

Patients More Likely to Die After Surgery in Africa
Lack of checks on patients after operations to blame

The Brain Prize: How “Reward” Works
Prizewinning scientists: how the brain reacts to rewards

Dementia Patients’ Anxiety Eased by Movies of Their Lives
Films about lives of dementia patients help with anxiety

'Breakthrough' in Treating Fatal Brain Condition
Scientists at UCL have corrected the faulty gene linked to Huntington's Disease

50 Years Since First Heart Transplant
Donor organs shortage 50 years after 1st heart transplant