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China’s latest bid to boost its birth rate
What impact might taxes on contraceptives have in China?
How can we eliminate malaria?
The big ideas and innovations that may help us one day eliminate malaria
2025: A big year for tackling malaria
The new drugs, gadgets and vaccines making a difference
Behind the Huntington’s disease breakthrough
The world’s first gene therapy to treat Huntington’s disease
Shingles vaccine slows the progression of dementia
We unpick further research on the benefits of the shingles vaccine
The risky use of skin lightening in children
A new study finds 20% of Nigerian under-5s have been exposed to skin-lightening products
Childhood hypertension becomes more common
New study finds the prevalence of high blood pressure in childhood has doubled since 2000
The disappearing mid-life crisis
The trend in wellbeing over our lifespans is changing, driven by unhappier young people
Canada loses measles elimination status
Why are measles cases continuing to spread in North America and beyond?
Cloud seeding to cut air pollution in Delhi
We hear the fallout of a failed attempt at cloud seeding to cut pollution in Delhi
