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They would have needed to enter her kitchen, where the window looked into the jungle of swirling, 2-metre-high brambles that made up her back garden, and her shame had spiralled. "I would have been horrified," she says.…
The target of treating 80% of all known cases has already been met, and deaths from the virus have fallen by 36% in the last decade, just short of what is needed by 2030. Taking antiviral tablets for 8 to 12 weeks can…
She hoists the container on one shoulder and steps out into the dark. Tanzeela follows with her own pack, after quickly retying the laces of her canvas shoes. Both women live in Pulwama, a district where summer…
Mine starts backstage at Parklife festival in 2017. I was fortunate enough to be invited as part of Manchester’s tribute following the Arena attack and found myself walking onto the stage alongside Andy Burnham, The 1975…
It is already changing how we work, learn and make decisions across almost every sector. The conversation often focuses on the technology itself, but the bigger question is what this means for people. As AI becomes part…
It often does not have any noticeable symptoms until the liver has already been significantly damaged, meaning many people have the infection without realising it. Treatment involves a free course of antiviral tablets…
The order recommends that all shots be given at separate medical visits, a frequent point Trump has made despite the safety, ease and lower costs of giving vaccines together. The move is an attempt to reinstate the…
The focus on early intervention is crucial, as it means that people can access treatment as early as possible, rather than waiting for their mental health to reach a crisis point. The centres should improve access…
The existing guidelines are irrational. If your grandmother and mother have both had breast cancer, you are still not added to the intensified screening list unless an aunt or great-aunt or sister has also had breast…
They are also increasingly used by younger people interested in body composition. A DXA – dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry – scan is an imaging test that uses low-dose X-rays to evaluate a person's bone health, explains…