Author, functional nutritionist and TV host Luke Hines, 36, shares his day on a plate. Luke Hines.Credit:Mark Roper 4am Before my early-morning workout I have…
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Over the past two decades, three novel coronaviruses—SARS (severe acute respiratory syndrome) in 2002, MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) in 2012 and now 2019-nCoV—have emerged,…
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Chinese official says slow response made virus epidemic worse
Credit: CC0 Public Domain China’s delayed response to the discovery of a deadly new coronavirus infection worsened the epidemic, the most senior official from the…
Could we say ‘goodbye’ to cervical cancer by 2120?
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I shouldn't have to consider lying to access HIV prevention drugs
I lived through the hysteria of the AIDS crisis in the 80s and the scary public health campaigns that came with it. Images of gravestones…
Foreign Office issues final call for Britons wanting to leave Wuhan
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Don’t feel like exercising? Here’s what happens to your body when you don’t
According to experts, it is essential for everybody to exercise for at least 40 minutes in a day — they can either brisk walk or…