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Are Game Play and Screen Time Bad for You?
Claudia Hammond on digital devices and whether they are bad for young people’s health.

How Aviation Improves Medical Safety
Why lessons learned from aviation psychology are starting to save lives in hospitals

Doctors Travelling to Join Extremist Cause in Syria and Iraq
Medics recruited to work in areas controlled by so-called Islamic State

Women being Pinched and Slapped during Childbirth
A new report reveals widespread mistreatment of women during labour.

A Clever New Cure for Vitiligo?
The arthritis drug that has successfully restored pigment to a vitiligo sufferer

The double burden of malnutrition in Mumbai slum children
Eating too much junk food in combination with nutrient-poor diets

Plants to Treat Malaria
Extracts of the Mexican poppy found in Mali can treat malaria

Preparing for Future Epidemics
After Ebola are we prepared for future epidemics?

Safe Surgery in the Developing World
Two-thirds of the global population do not have access to safe surgery study shows

Artemisinin Resistant Malaria in Africa
Malaria resistant to artemisinin drug is found in Kenya