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Why are some people microdosing weight loss drugs?
Makers of the drugs say they don't condone people modifying how they use their products

Steering in the right direction to road safety
New research explores how global road injury rates have changed over the last 30 years

USA military launches testosterone screening programme
Understanding testosterone and hormone replacement therapy

HIV fears due to Niger’s anti-gay laws
Organisations providing HIV services to gay men have had to close in Niger

Health challenges after Venezuela earthquakes
June 24th, twin earthquakes hit Venezuela, and the healthcare system has been overwhelmed

Ebola drug trials in the Democratic Republic of Congo
The latest on what is being done to try to combat the ongoing Ebola outbreak.

Lack of evidence most IVF ‘add-ons’ improve fertility
Providers may offer add-ons, additional treatments they say could help patients conceive

The global toll of food poisoning
A new WHO report finds that food contamination accounts for 1.5+ million deaths annually

How reading fiction impacts our mental health
What novels do for our minds, our imaginations and our well-being

Health at the football World Cup
Monitoring risks from heat exhaustion to dengue fever at a major sporting event