An end of the year round-up for our column, The Recovery Room
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Our Best Non-Pandemic Stories of 2020
2020 has been challenging, and COVID-19 has dominated our headlines for much of the year. But away from the pandemic, the world of health and medicine has continued to deliver fresh research, new treatments for old diseases, and surprising developments that will affect our health next year.

To capture this, MNT launched a regular feature called The Recovery Room, a weekly roundup of stories that are in no way related to COVID-19. This week’s Recovery Room is exclusive to our newsletter subscribers and features 10 of the most popular, interesting, and significant news articles we published in 2020.

We hope you enjoy our selection and look forward to breaking the latest medical news and evidence-backed information throughout 2021.

Until then, the MNT team would like to wish you a happy holiday and a healthy New Year!

Tim Snaith
Newsletter Editor, Medical News Today

The Recovery Room
Honeybee venom kills aggressive breast cancer cells
 
Scientists have found that the active component of honeybee venom rapidly kills two types of difficult-to-treat breast cancer cells.
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Second person cured of HIV thanks to stem cell transplant
 
A new case study from the United Kingdom shows that a person has been cured of HIV following a specialized transplant that involved stem cells.
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Could AI replace the finger prick blood sugar test?
 
A new study uses AI to detect changes in blood sugar by analyzing the heartbeat. The authors hope that this method could replace finger prick tests.
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Body temperature: What is the new normal?
 
A new study finds that the average human body temperature has declined over the last 2 centuries. This may indicate other physiological changes.
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Ability to lose weight is not affected by age
 
A recent comparison of weight loss in people older or younger than 60 years found that weight management is not more difficult for older adults.
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Very high dosages of vitamin D may delay frailty in old age
 
A new study in mice suggests that a dosage of vitamin D five times the current recommended amount for older adults could slow the development of frailty.
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Supplement may help burn fat long after exercise
 
Taking an appetite suppressant produced by gut bacteria may help increase the value of moderate exercise for weight loss, according to a new study.
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Eating dried fruit linked to better overall diet and health
 
New research suggests that people could try boosting their intake of vital nutrients by eating more dried fruit without added sugar.
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Medical myths: Vegetarian and vegan diets
 
In this edition of Medical Myths, we take a look at eight misconceptions about vegan and vegetarian diets. We tackle protein, B12, pregnancy, and more.
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In Conversation: Two HIV diagnoses and the difference a decade makes
 
In this Conversations feature, we spoke to Prof. Robert Garofalo and Christopher, who both live with HIV but received their diagnoses over a decade apart. We discuss their experiences, how care for people living with HIV has changed, and the barriers that remain to this day.
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