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    Doctors Travelling to Join Extremist Cause in Syria and Iraq

    Medics recruited to work in areas controlled by so-called Islamic State

  2. Women being Pinched and Slapped during Childbirth

    A new report reveals widespread mistreatment of women during labour.

  3. A Clever New Cure for Vitiligo?

    The arthritis drug that has successfully restored pigment to a vitiligo sufferer

  4. The double burden of malnutrition in Mumbai slum children

    Eating too much junk food in combination with nutrient-poor diets

  5. Plants to Treat Malaria

    Extracts of the Mexican poppy found in Mali can treat malaria

  6. Preparing for Future Epidemics

    After Ebola are we prepared for future epidemics?

  7. Safe Surgery in the Developing World

    Two-thirds of the global population do not have access to safe surgery study shows

  8. Artemisinin Resistant Malaria in Africa

    Malaria resistant to artemisinin drug is found in Kenya

  9. Can studying Einstein’s brain tell us about his genius?

    Can studying Einstein’s brain tell us about his genius?

  10. Concussion

    Claudia Hammond investigates concussion in sport and asks, will science stop play?

  11. The dangers of buying breast milk from the internet

    A growing unregulated online market for human breast milk

  12. Ebola One Year On

    Dr Oliver Johnson warns that the spike in Ebola cases in Guinea are a cause for concern

  13. Affordable Dialysis Prize Announced

    Prize announced to design inexpensive dialysis machines

  14. Simulating Ward Rounds to Help Reduce Serious Medical Error

    A new training session which simulates a busy ward is being put to the test

  15. Interactive 3D Ebola Safety Training

    How technology from the gaming industry is being used to train healthcare workers

  16. Scientists find sun damage continues long after exposure

    Why you are still at risk of skin cancer hours after moving into shade

  17. The Spread of Measles in the Americas

    Why falling immunisation rates in the US and Brazil are to blame

  18. Lymphatic Filariasis in India

    The painful and disfiguring disease also known as elephantiasis

  19. Suspension of government support for the HPV vaccine in Japan

    Why false safety scares mean the vaccine is not currently being proactively recommended

  20. Is Expressing Anger Associated with Good or Bad Health?

    Why the association between anger and health depends on your culture

  21. The Impact of the Ebola Crisis on Mental Health in Sierra Leone

    How people are managing emotionally living in a country left in limbo by the Ebola crisis

  22. The Mysterious Sleeping Sickness of a Kazakh Village

    A disease outbreak that's causing residents of Kalachi to sleep - often for over 24 hours

  23. Criminal Behaviour in Neurodegenerative Disease Patients

    The patients blamed for committing crimes when in fact they have a form of dementia

  24. Babies’ Minds

    What influences the mind of a tiny newborn baby and do infants really get the joke?

  25. Fertility on a Shoestring

    Infertility treatment at a fraction of the usual cost in South Africa

  26. A New Test for Earlier Diagnosis of Lung Cancer?

    Doctors use pure light on the cheek cells of patients to test for cancer

  27. The Latest on Ebola from Sierra Leone and Liberia

    Sarah Boseley reports from West Africa on the Ebola situation

  28. Music Being Used for Ebola Education in Sierra Leone

    Government minister Mustapha Bai Attila releases eight songs about Ebola prevention

  29. Questioning the Health Benefits of Drinking Milk

    Does the lactose content in milk mean it is not as good for us as we might think?

  30. Watching TV to Identify Glaucoma

    How using eye-tracking software is helping to detect Glaucoma

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