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Carissa Wong

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Monthly injection could replace daily steroid pills for severe asthma

Severe, poorly-controlled asthma could increasingly be treated with a monthly injectionJacob Wackerhausen/Getty…

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Daily pill could offer alternative to weight-loss injections

Tablets could offer a more convenient way to take weight-loss drugsH_Ko/Shutterstock A…

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Cuts and scrapes may be slower to heal in redheads

Our hair colour seems to have an unexpected role in wound healingstock-enjoy/Shutterstock…

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Can’t focus after a bad’s night sleep? Your dirty brain is to blame

Struggling to concentrate? Maybe your brain is having a washJenny Evans/Getty Images…

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Higher dose of Wegovy ups both weight loss and side effects

Weekly Wegovy injections can help people lose weightJames Manning/PA Images/Alamy A higher…

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Intensely grieving a loved one could shorten a mourner’s life

Losing someone we love can affect us in many waysVidar Nordli-Mathisen/Unsplash People…

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Gluten may not actually trigger many irritable bowel syndrome cases

Gluten is a protein found in most types of breadTONO BALAGUER/Getty Images…

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Your chance of having a boy or girl may not be 50/50

A woman’s age may determine whether she has only sons or daughtersMarko…

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Hay fever relief could come in the form of a nasal ‘molecular shield’

Sneezing and coughing are common hay fever symptomsmohammad hosein safaei/Unsplash People with…

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Polycystic ovary syndrome may be passed on via chemical tags on DNA

Illustration of enlarged ovaries in someone with polycstic ovary syndromeScience Photo Library/Alamy…

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