Month: May 2025

Birth control increases stroke risk – here’s what women need to know

Contraceptive-users were three times more likely to experience a cryptogenic stroke.

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Why auction of Buddha relics was called off and why it matters – an expert in Asian art explains

A sale of relics was challenged and demand for repatriation made by the Indian government.

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The Supreme Court’s gender ruling has implications for the workplace. Here’s what employees can expect

What it means for workers, employers and maintaining harmony between staff with differing beliefs.

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Five things new parents should know about their baby’s sleep

Yes, most babies still wake during the night at 12 months. No, that doesn’t mean you’re doing anything wrong.

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A gonorrhoea vaccine will soon be available in the UK – here’s how it works to protect against the STI

The vaccine programme could prevent up to 100,000 gonorrhoea cases over the next decade.

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Climate change: no reprieve from heat this decade as globally agreed 1.5°C limit looms

A new report predicts that Earth will break another annual heat record in next five years.

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The UK government is considering mandatory chemical castration for sex offenders – it’s an ethical and legal minefield

Medical law is based on the idea that a patient consents to an intervention that will benefit them. Is that the case here?

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Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as genocide?

Why have so few atrocities ever been recognised as the ‘crime of crimes’?

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Nato faces a make-or-break decision about how to protect Europe and its future in next few weeks

The future of Nato is in the balance ahead of a big meeting this month.

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Rise of the Zombie Bugs takes readers on a jaw-dropping tour of the parasite world

Parasites do creatively gruesome things to their host.

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