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How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?

The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.

How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?

The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.

Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS

Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS

Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS

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

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

How do weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy work?

Wegovy and Mounjaro are available to certain patients on the NHS, and can also be bought privately.

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

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

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.

Heart screenings offered after student’s death

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