A homeless man asleep in Edinburgh, where the author carried out research into the link between drug use and exploitation. Serge Bertasius Photography/Shutterstock All names have been changed to protect the identities of interviewees. Patrick is 32 years old and has been homeless on and off in Edinburgh since growingContinue Reading
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email As concerns swirl over the rapidly growing measles outbreak in West Texas, other states are reporting cases of the deadly virusContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Amid one of the worst flu seasons the U.S. has seen in years, the Food and Drug Administration has canceled aContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Instead of enjoying bonding with her newborn during maternity leave last year, Rhiannon instead found herself scrambling to find a newContinue Reading
Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email An unvaccinated child has died of measles in Texas, the first death in the current measles outbreak in the west ofContinue Reading
RomarioIen/Shutterstock Each time you apply sunscreen to your face, you may inhale somewhere between 10 to 30 milligrams of ethanol, the type of alcohol used in alcoholic drinks. While the ethanol in sunscreen may not give you a buzz, it could make you think about what other chemicals you mightContinue Reading
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Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email Taking melatonin could help night shift workers avoid cancer, researchers said Monday. Researchers from North Carolina and British Columbia say theContinue Reading
Dream79/Shutterstock Shimmering, wobbling and painstakingly prepared, jelly was a staple of elite Victorian dining tables. But beneath its elegant presentation lay a deeper significance – one that reveals much about the era’s understanding of bone, health and scientific progress. By examining what jelly meant to the Victorians, we gain aContinue Reading
