Summer’s here and so are the stings. From nettles to ticks to jellyfish, here’s how to treat (and avoid) the season’s most painful bites.
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Most stings can be safely handled at home. But in rare cases, you can get a serious allergic reaction, which needs urgent medical attention.
A new analysis of an extinct giant kangaroo skull suggests it was adapted to eat tough, woody material - a feeding style not found in any modern marsupials.
Rabies is almost always fatal once the symptoms appear. It is also completely preventable, so long as you know how to protect yourself.
Until recently we didn’t know much about which antibiotic is best for people who have been attacked by a crocodile.
New initiative with old handsets halves rates of the disease in southern Tanzania – and is being applied to other conditions, too.
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Professor of Disease Ecology and Public Health, University of Glasgow
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Professor, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph
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Conjoint Associate Professor in Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, St Vincent’s Healthcare Clinical Campus, UNSW
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Senior Lecturer, School of Psychology and Neuroscience, University of Bristol