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Tuberculosis

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Tuberculosis

An infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis

What is the placebo effect?

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The placebo effect

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Metabolism myths: 7 things we get wrong about diet and exercise

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Mutation test can quickly reveal which coronavirus variant you have

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Face masks needed in the UK until 2022, says poll of disease experts

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England's quarantine hotels won't stop spread of coronavirus variants

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Did the coronavirus really come from frozen food, as the WHO suggests?

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Deaths from fossil fuel air pollution are double what we thought

There are 8.7 million premature deaths each year from fossil fuel-related air pollution, according to the latest estimate – the previous estimate was 4.2 million

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Life in the pandemic is exhausting, but there is hope for calmer times

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Mind

Playing smartphone games could help researchers understand the brain

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Pandemic burnout: Do you have it and what can you do about it?

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Sputnik V vaccine is 91.6% effective against symptomatic covid-19

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