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Microdosing is the practice of regularly taking psychedelic substances at very low doses. https://www.flickr.com/photos/gcaw/3880474952/ : Graeme Wood/Flickr CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Taking small quantities of psychedelics over time might improve your mood but there’s a lot we don’t understand.

Psychedelics and mental health

What we know so far about microdosing psychedelics

Taking small quantities of psychedelics over time might improve your mood but there’s a lot we don’t understand.

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Family members are often the first to realise there’s more going on in the brain of a patient. : Alexander Grey/Unsplash Unsplash license

Brain-machine interfaces can decipher thoughts and help give some coma survivors a voice. But first we must ensure they’re responsive.

Brain–machine interfaces

Communicating with seemingly unconscious patients

Brain-machine interfaces can decipher thoughts and help give some coma survivors a voice. But first we must ensure they’re responsive.

Science
Surgery with questionable benefits is routinely performed all around the world. : Michael Joiner, 360info CC BY 4.0

Backgrounder: 620 words

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4 perspectives
Special Report

Questionable care

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Health workers are suffering from burnout, and employers could implement a variety of approaches to address it. : Natanael Melchor, Unsplash CC BY 4.0

Burnout in healthcare workers has spiked during the pandemic and, unless employers act, the crisis threatens to get even worse.

Health worker burnout

Medical burnout battle rests with employers

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Implementing AI solutions in a clinical setting comes with challenges. : RODNAE Productions/Pexels CC public domain

Artificial intelligence can help spot the early signs of deteriorating patients in hospital wards, but its application is yet to be tested.

AI in medical research

When an AI can call code blue

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In search for a cheaper and more convenient solution, Malaysian men are risking their health. : ‘Rows and rows of pills’ by Martin Lopatka available at https://bit.ly/3znAUDg Creative Commons BY-SA 2.0

The rampant trade in fake sexual stimulants is a reminder of how easy it is for substandard medicines to take hold and the need for greater public awareness.

Bad medicine

Malaysia: Fake Viagra is no joke

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India’s healthcare system has become more compassionate in the last decade. : World Bank/Flickr

Article: 634 words
In India less than 5 percent of people have access to palliative care.

Healthy to 100

Putting the care into India’s healthcare

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