For roughly 400 years, microscopes have allowed us to observe increasingly smaller details. Today's most advanced instruments ...

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In a recent City survey on policing, which garnered 294 responses, a few areas of concern were noted, especially when it ...

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Canadian writer Jordan Tannahill's "highly speculative royal romp" is set in 2032. It imagines 18-year-old Oxford student ...

If you’re considering using medication to reach a healthy body weight, your first question might be: Are weight loss drugs covered by insurance? The short answer: Sometimes, but not always.

Across the world, there are reports of shortages of common antibiotics. Ben Hargreaves examines why these shortages are happening and what is being done in the background to return supply to normal.

For some, the word "histamine" might evoke thoughts of seasonal allergies: runny noses, scratchy throats and itchy eyes. But ...

Academics in Thailand are raising concerns about illicit drugs targeting teenagers, urging action to protect the youth from ...

S ince they were first deployed almost 100 years ago, antibiotics – originally discovered in soil – have saved millions of ...