SA Health & Medicine Vol 2 Issue 1

Health & Medicine

Volume 2, Issue 1

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Features

CRISPR-Edited Babies Arrived, and Regulators Are Still Racing to Catch Up

One year after the world learned of He Jiankui’s editing of twins, gaps in rules remain

Health Concerns Mount as More Old Sewer Pipes Are Lined with Plastic

Residents near renovation sites claim noxious emissions from pipe inserts are making them sick

Unexpected Clues Emerge About Why Diets Fail

The physiology of weight regain still baffles scientists, but surprising insights have emerged

Survival of the Fittest Cells

Survival of the Fittest Cells

Cells in the body don’t always play nicely together. Could co-opting their competitive nature help to unlock cutting-edge therapies?

Departments

From the Editor
The Science of Losing Battles
News
What We Know about the Possible Carcinogen Found in Zantac
HIV-Positive Babies Fare Better When Treatment Starts at Birth
Office Workers May Be Breathing Potentially Harmful Compounds in Cosmetics
First New HIV Strain in 19 Years Identified
Why Do Some People Need Less Sleep? It's in Their DNA
Targeting Gut Microbes May Help Stroke Recovery
Opinion
Could Lab Work Be Affecting My Fertility?
Behind the Scenes of a Radical New Cancer Cure