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Can engaging in the arts slow ageing, as a recent study suggested?

Prescriptions for ivermectin soar after Mel Gibson claims it cured friends of cancer

Is it safe to use cake decorating dusts and dyes? 2 experts explain

Health authorities are racing to contain Ebola in the DRC and Uganda. Here’s what’s making it so challenging

Australia is battling its worst diphtheria outbreak in decades. But vaccines could curb it

Blood biomarkers could detect earliest signs of Alzheimer’s disease – and slow its progression

Why diphtheria, whooping cough and measles have come back in Australia

What should ‘foundational supports’ look like for people ineligible for the NDIS?

Long COVID will cost the US an estimated $8 billion over just 3 years due to healthcare burden, managing symptoms and loss to the workforce

Transgender youth and their families struggle to find gender-affirming care – even in states where it’s still legal

Gut health: why food alone won’t fix childhood stunting

Stem cells have potent potential for diabetes treatment

After the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands more kindergarteners faced developmental challenges

Premenstrual dysphoric disorder is associated with higher risk of suicide – here’s how we hope our new tool will help

A pill helps you keep weight off after you come off weight-loss jabs – new study

What’s the risk of infection from manicures and pedicures?

Lipoedema: the painful condition too often dismissed as obesity

Hantavirus quarantine has started. Two infection control experts explain what to expect

Does the flu vaccine give you the flu? 5 questions about the vaccine answered

A quarter of the world’s population are adolescents: major report sets out health and wellbeing trends

Special courts helps veterans stay out of jail – but funding cuts to VA and government programs are threatening their work

How does Marburg virus spread between species? Young Ugandan scientist’s photos give important clues

How far is your closest hospital or clinic? Public health researchers explain why Africa needs up-to-date health facility databases

The global health system can build back better after US aid cuts – here’s how

Long-COVID, viruses and ‘zombie’ cells: new research looks for links to chronic fatigue and brain fog

Drought can make farmers feel worried and hopeless: Ghana study finds social networks help

Breast cancer: new study finds genetic risk in African women

Child malnutrition in Kenya: AI model can forecast rates six months before they become critical

Male circumcision is made easier by a clever South African invention – we trained healthcare workers to use it

Fruit juices in South Africa are getting a free ride: why they should have the same health warning labels as fizzy drinks