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Zika virus 'scarier than thought' - US
The Zika virus is "scarier" than first thought and its impact on the US could be greater than predicted, public health officials say.
- 11 April 2016
- From the section US & Canada
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'Superhero DNA' keeps diseases at bay
Some people appear to be born with 'superhero DNA' that cancels out genetic diseases like cystic fibrosis, say researchers.
- 11 April 2016
- From the section Health
Huge leap to mass produced platelets
Scientists have made a significant leap towards mass producing platelets - the part of the blood that forms clots.
- 8 April 2016
- From the section Health
Chinese medicine plant secrets probed
- 9 April 2016
- From the section Health
Uganda's only radiotherapy unit breaks
- 8 April 2016
- From the section Africa
'Key piece of ageing puzzle' identified
- 7 April 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
Deadly diabetes in 'unrelenting march'
- 6 April 2016
- From the section Health
'Anti-vax' mum's whooping cough regret
- 6 April 2016
- From the section Australia
Pig heart kept beating in baboon
- 5 April 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
Vitamin D 'heals damaged hearts'
- 4 April 2016
- From the section Health
Facebook lets blind people 'see' photos
- 5 April 2016
- From the section Disability
Lab-grown skin sprouts hair and glands
- 1 April 2016
- From the section Science & Environment
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Mum: Why I 'swab seeded' my baby
- 11 April 2016
- From the section UK
Teen's diary reveals mental health ordeal
- 11 April 2016
- From the section Health
Should we eat more fish?
- 10 April 2016
- From the section Health
'I'd think twice': BBC tests new food label
- 7 April 2016
- From the section Health
Barrister on tragedy of 'chemsex' drugs
- 7 April 2016
- From the section UK
NI abortion pills woman has 'no regrets'
- 6 April 2016
- From the section Northern Ireland
Newsbeat Man claims he gets sympathy period pains
- 7 April 2016
- From the section Home
Frog foam could deliver drug therapy
- 23 March 2016
- From the section Health
Features & Analysis
Pre-1967 situation
Why is abortion essentially illegal in Northern Ireland?
- 8 April 2016
- From the section Magazine
Paedophile prevention
The unique trial trying to stop a paedophile before they abuse a child.
- 7 April 2016
- From the section World
The sleep box
Why babies all over the world now are in cardboard beds
- 4 April 2016
- From the section Magazine
Doctor online
Phone app 'bridges treatment gap' in rural India
- 27 March 2016
- From the section Health
Feel the burn
How will Eddie Izzard recover from 27 marathons?
- 21 March 2016
- From the section Magazine
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Trial aims to 'stall' type 1 diabetes
A trial has begun in London of an immunotherapy treatment aimed at halting the progression of type 1 diabetes.
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