Wherever you are, time is running out for treating gonorrhoea
Drug-resistant gonorrhoea is on the rise. Scientists are searching urgently for new ways to treat it.
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Penicillin’s first patient
Uncovering the truth behind the first man treated with the world’s first antibiotic.
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Sick building syndrome: is it the buildings or the people who need treatment?
People whose sickness is linked to certain buildings fear being labelled as mentally ill, while scientists seek evidence that their condition is real.
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What can we learn when a clinical trial is stopped?
An early halt to a trial of deep brain stimulation for depression reveals little about the treatment but more about the changing nature of clinical trials.
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Why good people turn bad online
Meet the scientists finding out how we can defeat our inner trolls and build more cooperative digital societies.
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How to survive climate change: a lesson from Hurricane Maria
The rest of the world can learn from Puerto Rican communities rallying together to recover from a natural disaster fuelled by climate change.
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Why we mustn’t forget the effects of climate change on mental health
Understanding why suicide rates in Puerto Rico have risen by a third since Hurricane Maria could help us prepare for future natural disasters.
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How close are we to a cure for Huntington’s?
Peter Forbes reports on the potential first treatment for this devastating condition.
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This disease kills half the people it infects. So why isn’t more being done?
Melioidosis quietly causes thousands of deaths each year. Meet the doctor who made it his mission to make the world take notice.
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Cancer I could deal with. Losing my breast I could not
Joanna Moorhead on the decision she made not to have a mastectomy.
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Staying awake: the surprisingly effective way to treat depression
Using sleep deprivation to combat severe depression may seem odd, but for some it’s the only thing that works.
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This is why a third of antidepressants are prescribed for something else
Uncovering the secret life of antidepressants could open up a host of new treatments for other conditions.