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Black Death ‘necessary’
The medieval Black Death led to better health for future generations, according to an analysis of skeletons in London cemeteries. BBC News reports that...
The quality of death
The UK leads the world in quality of death. The UK has led the way in terms of its hospice care network and statutory...
Urban air pollution rises
An effort by the World Health Organisation to measure pollution in cities around the world has found New Delhi admits to having the dirtiest...
Dye for gall bladder surgery
A green fluorescent dye is helping surgeons at the University of Illinois perform robotic gall bladder surgery more safely. The surgeons used near-infrared light...
Blood clot preventer
US health regulators have approved a blood clot preventer developed by Merck & Co for use by patients who have had a heart attack...
Threats to human nutrition
In the first study of its kind to resolve whether rising carbon dioxide concentrations are a threat to human nutrition, researchers from the Harvard...
Return of syphilis in US
Syphilis, a sexually transmitted venereal disease, is rising among g ay and bisexual men after being nearly eliminated in the US more than a...
New MERS cases
Saudi Arabia has identified new cases of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS). The rate of infection in Saudi Arabia has surged in recent weeks...
Raw placenta for mums
A company in the UK that processes raw placentas for new mothers to eat could be shut down over health fears. BBC News reports...
Upping the ante in the fight against FGM
Female g enital mutilation (FGM) is not just an African problem. A British helpline received 215 calls in just under 10 months, Sky News...