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Okra partly sliced up on a chopping board

Health

Gel made from okra stops bleeding in damaged hearts

A sticky, biodegradable gel made from okra can stem bleeding in injured organs in dogs and rabbits

News

RoboCap in a dish in the lab

Technology

Robotic pill that delivers drugs to gut could end insulin injections

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Child with plaster

Health

Wound dressing made of 3D-printed skin could help people with diabetes

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Artist ?s impression of Tebo1 The individual had their lower left leg amputated as a child and survived into early adulthood in an artistic community 31,000 years ago in Borneo

Humans

Child’s foot was removed 31,000 years ago in earliest known amputation

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Packets of drugs in woman's hands

Health

Drugs that mutate viruses to kill them could make them more dangerous

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Doctor in hospital

Health

Doctors are concerned about the risk of hospital-acquired covid-19

Analysis

A Moderna covid-19 vaccine is prepared

Health

Covid-19 news: Moderna’s omicron booster has promising immune response

News

Commuters at St Pancras International train station in London, England, in May

Health

Covid-19 news archive: May 2022

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robot

Technology

Robot that climbs through gut without losing grip could deliver drugs

News

A 3D printed tourniquet designed by Canadian company Glia

Technology

3D-printed tourniquets could save lives in conflict zones

Blockades and supply issues limit access to life-saving medical devices in war zones. Companies are creating open-source 3D-printed products to fill the gap

News

Health

Radiotherapy masks to hellebore root: see the ways we confront cancer

Regulars

Life

Ants treat infected wounds of nestmates with medicine from their back

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Health

Covid-19 news archive: April 2022

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Health

Covid-19 news archive: March 2022

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