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Cold sores traced back to kissing in Bronze Age by Cambridge research
Scientists say a strain of herpes arose during vast migrations of people 5,000 years ago.
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Dangerous bacterium found in Mississippi soil
Medics are on alert for cases of the rare infection that cause can be serious and even deadly to some people.
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Covid in China: Million in lockdown in Wuhan after four cases
The city where Covid began is under partial lockdown for the first time since the start of the pandemic.
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Girl restrained at hospital in Wales left traumatised
The 17-year-old was regularly restrained and "treated like an animal", her father claims.
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Working women need greater menopause rights - MPs
A cross-party group calls for greater protection in the workplace and a trial of "menopause leave".
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Every woman's body is beach ready, says Spanish government campaign
The government's campaign urges women worried about their bodies to go to the beach.
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Jeremy Hunt calls contaminated-blood scandal a huge failing of democracy
The former health secretary says the state can sometimes "close ranks around a lie".
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Fourth patient seemingly cured of HIV
A man who has had HIV since the 1980s had a bone marrow transplant from a donor resistant to the virus.
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Guy's and St Thomas': Hospital in meltdown over IT issues - whistleblower
IT servers at Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital in London stopped working during last week's heatwave.
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Covid origin studies say evidence points to Wuhan market
One of the researchers said he hoped the studies would correct the false theory that it came from a lab.
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Monkeypox: CDC says US leads globally in most known cases
The rise in cases comes amid expanded testing in addition to the growing outbreak of the virus.
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Covid pandemic births: Mothers 'pitted against midwives'
Elective Caesarean rates spiked due to women trying to get their partners by their side, experts say.
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Welsh NHS staff advised how to access food banks
A worker says colleagues were "incredulous" after the email from the Welsh NHS's logistical arm.
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Alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking are predicted to rise
Forecasters say heavy home drinking in England is to blame - but it's not too late to address the issue.
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Covid 19: 'Giving birth in 2020 was isolating and lonely'
One mother speaks about giving birth in "nightmare" circumstances during the pandemic.
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NHS staffing crisis: 'I left because it wasn't worth it'
Staff who have quit the NHS say pay, pressure and conditions contributed to their decision.
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Archie Battersbee: Parents lose appeal over life support
The 12-year-old has been in hospital since being found unconscious at home in April.
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Likely cause of mystery child hepatitis outbreak found
UK experts believe they can now explain the recent spate of mysterious liver problems in young children.
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Dementia: Ex-Wales rugby star fears not recognising his children
Ex-Wales winger Lenny Woodard says some players can't face telling loved ones about their illness.
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Google rules blocked children's diabetes app
An NHS-recommended app says Google will not permit it to send text message alerts about glucose levels.
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