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Health, Sports & Psychology
Will burnt food give you cancer?
Reports warn that burnt food - from overdone toast to too-crispy roast potatoes - can give you cancer. Simon Cotton explains what we really know.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What is it like for a doctor to pronounce a patient dead?
First year resident Shara Yurkiewicz shares her experience of performing the last task for a patient.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Britain's Fat Fight
Find out more about how to improve your health and that of your family.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
My abortion experience: Renee's story
19-year-old Renee explains how, despite taking the morning after pill, she fell pregnant and why she opted for an abortion.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
My abortion experience: Lily's story
Aspiring dancer Lily, who is 18-years-old, explains why her choice of career was a big part of her decision to have an abortion.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
My abortion experience: Sienna's story
23-year-old Sienna talks about why she chose to have an abortion after accidentally getting pregnant and how she felt after the termination.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
My abortion experience: Daisy's story
In this video Daisy talks about contraception, her reasons for choosing to have an abortion and her thoughts on the procedure.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
How is a bench helping improve mental health in Zimbabwe?
A simple wooden seat in Harare is allowing people to open up and share their problems. It's getting results, reports Anita Makri.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What happens when you fall ill on a plane?
If you get sick during a plane flight, the doctors treating you will most likely be thousands of miles away.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
What are bed blockers - and are they signs of a failing NHS?
Instead of 'bed blockers' and statistics, it's important to remember that we're talking about people - and their care needs.
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Health, Sports & Psychology
Meet the OU experts behind 'Hospital'
The Open University's academics Julie Messenger and Dr Rajvinder Samra advised on our co-production 'Hospital'; here's what they think of the series...
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Science, Maths & Technology
How do I pitch an idea to a science editor?
If you've got a story about science, you'll want to get it read. The first step is getting an editor to want to publish it... but how do you persuade the gatekeepers to open up?