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Emergency Declared After 4,000 Brazilian Babies Born with Microcephaly
Why have 4000 babies in Brazil been born with a brain that has not fully developed?

Rudeness in Medical Settings Harms Patients
How unpleasant behaviour distracts medical professionals from the task at hand

Space Week: A Space Medicine Special
Examining how the human mind and body copes in space

Why Cubans are Dying of Rich Peoples Diseases
Why are Cubans dying of heart disease, stroke and cancer?

Health in Cuba: Prevention Better than Cure
The Cuban health service: lessons in prevention

How Family Pets can Spread Antibiotic Resistance
The transfer of drug-resistant infections between pets and owners

Dr Comfort Momoh, an inspiration in the world of women’s health
The public health specialist and staunch campaigner for the eradication of FGM

Why a Hospital Stay Can be Bad for Your Health
How it can lead to an acquired condition of vulnerability and further hospital admissions

What Does Rest Mean to You?
Launch of the rest test, a global investigation into the world's resting habits

The first chemical proof of our brain adapting to chronic pain
A new insight into how we naturally increase our resilience to pain