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‘I want to do everything I can to head off dementia’: why demand for the shingles vaccine is soaring
Could a drug intended to prevent painful rashes also protect our brains as we get older? The signs are promising – but not conclusive. Yet that’s enough to be driving a boom in shingles jabs
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DR Congo Ebola response faces growing strain as Kenya contacts near end of quarantine
UN agencies say the outbreak has reached eight Congolese provinces, while some contacts linked to Kenya’s first case are due to finish quarantine on Sunday.
Storm Austen amber warning in force as schools close and ferries are cancelled
An amber wind warning is in force in south-west England on Friday, with gusts of up to 80 mph forecast in exposed areas and some services already affected.
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