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How do weight loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy work?

Millions more people in England will be offered access to weight loss drugs from March 2025.

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Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work?

NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatments.

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HRT prescriptions in England up 22% in a year

Some 13m items of HRT were prescribed on the NHS to 2.6m women in England, figures reveal.

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Heart screenings offered after student’s death

University of Cambridge students have undergone ECGs in memory of undergraduate Clarissa Nicholls.

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‘World-first’ study examines period pain in teens

Researchers hope to see if period pain as a teenager makes chronic pain as an adult more likely.

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Letby gave baby overdose two years before murders

Lucy Letby was reportedly "unhappy" at being told she could no longer administer controlled drugs.

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Assisted dying bill dangerous, says Archbishop

His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.

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Assisted dying bill dangerous, says Archbishop

His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.

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Assisted dying bill dangerous, says Archbishop

His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.

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NHS needs better plan around weight loss jabs, warn experts

Experts call for an urgent review of obesity treatment services amid booming demand for weight loss jabs.

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