Health
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Life insurers can charge more or decline cover based on your genetic test results. New laws must change this
They can help diagnose disease, enable access to preventive care, prompt early screening and treatment, and guide patients’ therapeutic options.…
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Too many young people who’ve been in detention die prematurely. They deserve better
And the health and health-care disadvantage faced by these young people may be evident for years. Authors: The Conversation Our…
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Easier access to the medical abortion pill is a good thing. But it’s just one step in the fight for reproductive justice in Australia
For a very long time, women have been indoctrinated to think that anything they get, no matter how small, they…
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UK aid should not fund private hospitals in developing countries, says Oxfam
Private hospitals in India and Kenya accused of refusing people on low incomes vital healthcare, or holding them hostage until bills have…
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Large Language Models in Molecular Biology
Introduction Serafim Batzoglou Will we ever decipher the language of molecular biology? Here, I argue that we are just a…
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Deteriorating health, housing and education upshot of inequality
A broken promise is of no consequence when $254 billion for tax relief could be used for deteriorating health, social,…
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Mifepristone: US abortion pill access in doubt after rival rulings
But an hour later an Obama-picked judge in Washington state issued a competing ruling, ordering that access to the drug…
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Access to a key abortion drug is in legal limbo. Here’s how medication abortion works
Two federal judges hearing cases about mifepristone have issued contradictory decisions, throwing the future of a drug used in nearly all…
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Why Finland is the happiest country in the world – an expert explains
This survey relies on the Cantril ladder life evaluation question: Danny Dorling The Conversation Finland comes out top, followed by Denmark and…
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Barcelona green space plan could improve health of 30,000, study finds
Creating more green areas could also save up to £40m a year in costs linked to mental health issues, say…
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Profit versus health: 4 ways big global industries make people sick
Less known is that just four industries account for at least one-third of global preventable deaths. Teurai Rwafa The Conversation…
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El Salvador: Court Hears Case on Total Abortion Ban
Inter-American Court Ruling Could Set Precedent in Latin America and the Caribbean HRW (Washington, DC) – An Inter-American Court of…
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Almost 90% of children brought from Nauru suffered physical health problems
Nearly nine in 10 children brought from offshore processing on Nauru to Australia were suffering physical health conditions, including malnutrition and dental…
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The truth about caffeine: how coffee really affects our bodies
But what actually happens after you swallow that first mouthful? Here is everything you need to know Joel Snape The…
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How to create better homes for autistic people with significant additional needs
Access to outside space is at a premium, and housing trends are leading to lower square meterage, smaller windows and noisy open-plan home environments. Joan…
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How do I improve my immunity?
The human immune system is arguably the most complex system in the human body. Theresa Rossouw The Conversation But scientists…
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