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Brazilian government actions such as removing protections for indigenous territories and not doing enough to stem violent crime in the Amazon created the conditions that led to the recent murders of a journalist and indigenous expert, photographer Sebastiao Salgado said.

At some point in your life, you’ll likely find yourself with a prescription from your doctor to fill. While it’s important to keep track of all the medications you’re taking, that can be hard to do when the names of so many of these drugs are difficult to pronounce and…

The Vatican on Tuesday issued an overarching investments policy to ensure they are ethical, green, low-risk, and avoid weapons industries or health sectors involved in abortion, contraception or embryonic stem cells.

The "fighting words" First Amendment exception generally allows the punishment of personal face-to-face insults that are likely to provoke a fight; usually, they involve a risk that the target would throw a punch (or worse), but the risk could also stem from third parties connected to the target, and from…

Researcher Dhruv Sareen’s own stem cells are now orbiting the Earth. The mission? To test whether they’ll grow better in zero gravity. Scientists at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles are trying to find new ways to produce huge batches of a type of stem cell that can generate nearly…

Bone marrow transplants are procedures that infuse healthy blood stem cells into your body to replace damaged or diseased bone marrow. Just like people in need of solid organ transplants, such as hearts or kidneys, people in need of a bone marrow transplant have to find a matching donor.

The number of people hospitalised with COVID-19 in Western Australia has reached record levels as the health system also grapples with staff furloughing.

The Commons Home Affairs Committee accused ministers of hunting for 'radical new policies that might make good headlines' but do little to stem the flow of migrants

Shanghai will require residents across nine of the city's districts and some smaller areas to undergo testing for COVID-19 over July 19-21 in an effort to stem any community spread of the virus, the city government said on Monday.

Scientists are shooting stem cells into space, hoping to make discoveries that help people on Earth

Issues with new payroll system led to employees being reportedly underpaid by up to £200 a month