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If I have a disease-causing gene, should my doctor tell my family?

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If I have a disease-causing gene, should my doctor tell my family?

Genetic testing is undermining medical norms as people sue their doctors for either telling them or not telling them a relative’s diagnosis, says Laura Spinney

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Why are people still dying of malaria when we have a treatment?

Technology

Why are people still dying of malaria when we have a treatment?

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Louisa Aldrich-Blake: a trailblazer for female surgeons and a war hero

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Louisa Aldrich-Blake: a trailblazer for female surgeons and a war hero

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People in a public space

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London’s public spaces are rife with multidrug-resistant bacteria

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René Favaloro

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René Favaloro: Heart surgery pioneer celebrated in Google doodle

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People raise their hands and hold signs as they take part in a gathering called by the group

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French healthcare will stop paying for homeopathic treatment in 2021

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Josie Ford Art

Life

Make a living will if you want to decide how your life will end

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How do antibiotics work?

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How do antibiotics work?

Antibiotic resistance

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Antibiotic resistance

Ignaz Semmelweis

People in Science

Ignaz Semmelweis

Ignaz Semmelweis was the first doctor to discover the importance for medical professionals of hand washing.

People in Science

Joseph Lister

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Medicine

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How do vaccines work?

Health

Prisoners in China are still being used as organ donors, says inquiry

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