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Neuromyths
Claudia Hammond explores some common myths in neuroscience
Why Does It Take Longer to Get to Hospital in Poorer Areas of America?
The study looking at longer ambulance response times in lower income US neighbourhoods
Does a Fifth of the Dose of the Yellow Fever Vaccine Work?
A clever way of getting round the shortage in yellow fever vaccine supplies
World’s First Baby Born After Deceased Womb Transplant
A healthy baby girl has been born after using a womb from a dead woman
A Tribal Study Shedding Light on Blood Pressure
The remote South American tribe whose blood pressure doesn't appear to rise as they age
The Health Impact of Smoke from Californian Wildfires
What short and long-term health problems have residents been suffering from?
London Knife Crime
Should London’s violent crime be a ‘public health issue’?
Melanoma Death Rates Higher in Men Than Women
Melanoma death rates are rising in men but static or falling in women
What’s Behind a Spike of AFM Cases in the US?
The mysterious, rare, polio-like disease causing paralysis in young children in the US
Stemming the Ebola Outbreak in the DRC
Ongoing violence and cultural issues preventing containment of the disease