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Why testosterone supplements might do more harm than good Far from boosting masculinity, excess testosterone can lead to ‘testicular shrinkage’, blood clots and addiction

Why testosterone supplements might do more harm than good

Far from boosting masculinity, excess testosterone can lead to ‘testicular shrinkage’, blood clots and addiction

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Maga-backed researchers call for WHO to be ‘reformed or replaced’ on eve of US withdrawal Research originally commissioned by Nigel Farage takes aim at another UN institution

Maga-backed researchers call for WHO to be ‘reformed or replaced’ on eve of US withdrawal

Research originally commissioned by Nigel Farage takes aim at another UN institution

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Cholera is surging in Africa. A new generation of vaccines could slow it Experts say the three jabs have the potential to make protection faster, more accessible, and more equitable than ever

Cholera is surging in Africa. A new generation of vaccines could slow it

Experts say the three jabs have the potential to make protection faster, more accessible, and more equitable than ever

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(1/2) After five years of brutal civil war, Myanmar’s ruling military is holding an election that many say is a sham.

But it has a major backer: China. So why is Beijing suddenly interested in democracy in this conflict-stricken country?

Napkins for bandages: How 11 doctors survived the siege of El Fasher Medics describe horrendous conditions during one of the Sudan war’s darkest chapters, which culminated in the massacre of at least 60,000

Napkins for bandages: How 11 doctors survived the siege of El Fasher

Medics describe horrendous conditions during one of the Sudan war’s darkest chapters, which culminated in the massacre of at least 60,000

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Mpox may be spreading asymptomatically, greatly increasing its threat, finds new study Researchers say the findings are important because it may alter the way in which the virus is monitored in future

Mpox may be spreading asymptomatically, greatly increasing its threat, finds new study

Researchers say the findings are important because it may alter the way in which the virus is monitored in future

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The activists taking on Brazil’s femicide crisis – via social media A new tide of misogyny is fuelling the country’s problem with gender-based murder and sexual violence

(1/2) The activists taking on Brazil’s femicide crisis – via social media

A new tide of misogyny is fuelling the country’s problem with gender-based murder and sexual violence

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Boiled pangolin for lunch? The rampant trade that could spark a new pandemic Laos has become a key destination for international wildlife traffickers. Experts warn it could unleash a new pathogen

Boiled pangolin for lunch? The rampant trade that could spark a new pandemic

Laos has become a key destination for international wildlife traffickers. Experts warn it could unleash a new pathogen

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Outbreaks of debilitating tropical diseases becoming Europe’s ‘new normal’ Mosquito-borne diseases like chikungunya were once confined to the tropics but climate change is allowing them to spread in Europe

Outbreaks of debilitating tropical diseases becoming Europe’s ‘new normal’, @ecdc.europa.eu‬ has warned

Mosquito-borne diseases like chikungunya were once confined to the tropics but climate change is allowing them to spread in Europe

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Baby FGM death in the Gambia ‘should shame us all’ Nimco Ali, former Home Office advisor on violence against women and female genital mutilation survivor, criticises international community

Baby FGM death in the Gambia ‘should shame us all’

Nimko Ali, former Home Office advisor on violence against women and female genital mutilation survivor, criticises international community

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Myanmar junta guilty of ‘systematic torture’ in detention centres, claim UN investigators Reports says it has collected ‘significant evidence’ of beatings, strangulation, electrocution and rape

Myanmar junta guilty of ‘systematic torture’ in detention centres, claim UN investigators

Reports says it has collected ‘significant evidence’ of beatings, strangulation, electrocution and rape

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Inside the Red Zone: Sierra Leone’s terrifying mpox outbreak More than 5,000 have tested positive – including children – and at least 47 have died in Africa’s worst outbreak of the disease

(1/7) The Telegraph gained rare access to Sierra Leone’s Red Zones – the isolation wards where mpox patients are treated – to find out how it managed to fight off the worst mpox outbreak in its history

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Inside the Red Zone: Sierra Leone’s terrifying mpox outbreak More than 5,000 have tested positive – including children – and at least 47 have died in Africa’s worst outbreak of the disease

A sobering account from Sierra Leone – and a clear warning that mpox should not be underestimated

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‘This was a beautiful place – now look at it’: The river swallowed by plastic Guatemala’s Rio Las Vacas is the most refuse-polluted river in the world, destroying the valley’s delicate ecosystem

(1/5) ‘This was a beautiful place – now look at it’: The river swallowed by plastic

Guatemala’s Rio Las Vacas is the most polluted river in the world, accounting for 2 per cent of the global total of river-derived plastic that enters the oceans

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‘Her body grows weaker day by day’: Children in Gaza starved to the brink of death Footage shared with The Telegraph shows acute malnutrition at one of the few functioning medical facilities left on the strip

‘Her body grows weaker day by day’: Children in Gaza starved to the brink of death

Footage shared with The Telegraph shows acute malnutrition at one of the few functioning medical facilities left on the strip

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Australian man dies from ‘extremely rare’ virus after bat bite The man dies several months after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus – a pathogen closely related to rabies

Australian man dies from ‘extremely rare’ virus after bat bite

The man dies several months after contracting Australian bat lyssavirus – a pathogen closely related to rabies

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Really embraced the global health nerd inside me for this story, reporting from bat caves & bird markets & rice field, to learn about how H5N1 is affecting families – and the new techniques to make it safer, faster & cheaper to track zoonotic pathogens: www.telegraph.co.uk/global-healt...

I’m a nuclear warfare expert – is this really the end of Iran’s quest for a nuclear bomb? I have researched nuclear weapons technology for a decade, and this may not be the end of things

‘I’m a nuclear warfare expert – is this really the end of Iran’s quest for a nuclear bomb?’

@mysteriousdrbex.bsky.social has researched nuclear weapons technology for a decade and warns this may not be the end of things

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Could the answer to the male fertility crisis be lurking in your cat’s litter tray? Discovery that the world’s most successful parasite can ‘decapitate’ sperm offers a new path to understanding rising infertility among men

It turns out the world’s most successful parasite can ‘decapitate’ sperm. For @telglobalhealth.bsky.social I wrote about the implications of this discovery for our understanding of the male infertility crisis. With thanks to @zahadyv.bsky.social and Bill Sullivan
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Nigerian agriculture ministry workers ‘told to fast and pray’ to end hunger crisis Around 27 million people are experiencing a severe lack of food due to a combination of entrenched insecurity, floods and economic woes

Nigerian agriculture ministry workers ‘told to fast and pray’ to end hunger crisis

Around 27 million people are experiencing a severe lack of food due to a combination of entrenched insecurity, floods and economic woes

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H5N1 bird flu ‘capable of airborne transmission’ New findings raise concerns about whether the virus could trigger a future pandemic

H5N1 bird flu ‘capable of airborne transmission’

New findings raise concerns about whether the virus could trigger a future pandemic

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Water from brine: How the Gulf states are making the desert bloom Away from war, a new oasis is emerging in the Middle East as the costs of water desalination fall

Water from brine: How the Gulf states are making the desert bloom

Away from war, a new oasis is emerging in the Middle East as the costs of water desalination fall

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Fifth of girls and one in seven boys sexually assaulted globally, says study Analysis published in the Lancet finds that more than half of all people who have experienced sexual violence did so before the age of 18

Fifth of girls and one in seven boys sexually assaulted globally, says study

Analysis published in the Lancet finds that more than half of all people who have experienced sexual violence did so before the age of 18

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Trump spurs global rollback on the rights of women and girls US President leads the way to a cruel new world order in which women and girls are among the first victims. Governments must push back

“Trump spurs global rollback on the rights of women and girls,” writes @heatherbarr.bsky.social

The US President is leading the way to a cruel new world order in which women and girls are among the first victims. Governments must push back

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Universal antivenom within reach thanks to man bitten over 200 times – on purpose Herpetologist exposes himself to some of the world’s most dangerous snakes. Now, his blood is the foundation for an antivenom cocktail

Scientists are closer than ever to developing a universal antivenom for snake bites after analysing the blood of a man who was bitten more than 200 times – on purpose

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Thailand reports first anthrax death in decades Health authorities race to track hundreds of people who may have been exposed to the deadly bacteria

Thailand reports first anthrax death in decades

Health authorities race to track hundreds of people who may have been exposed to the deadly bacteria

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Could a new malaria jab really finish off the disease? Researchers at GSK have high hopes Exclusive: Next-generation jab could be three times as effective as the best currently available

Could a new malaria jab really finish off the disease? Researchers at GSK have high hopes

Exclusive: Next-generation jab could be three times as effective as the best currently available

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Top secret US research lab studying SARS-CoV-2 shut amid safety concerns The high security lab at Fort Detrick has long been linked by Chinese propagandists to the outbreak of Covid-19 without evidence

Top secret US research lab studying SARS-CoV-2 shut amid safety concerns

The high security lab at Fort Detrick has long been linked by Chinese propagandists to the outbreak of Covid-19 without evidence

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Sierra Leone launches mpox vaccination drive as cases soar Health authorities confirm 763 cases of the virus, including 177 recorded in a two-day period last week

Sierra Leone launches mpox vaccination drive as cases soar

Health authorities confirm 763 cases of the virus, including 177 recorded in a two-day period last week

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Agent Orange recovery in jeopardy 50 years after the fall of Saigon Herbicidal warfare left a toxic legacy of environmental damage and severe health issues. Now, efforts to clean up contamination are at risk

Agent Orange recovery in jeopardy 50 years after the fall of Saigon

Herbicidal warfare left a toxic legacy of environmental damage and severe health issues. Now, efforts to clean up contamination are at risk

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