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Weight-loss: Are injections the answer to tackling obesity?

Weight-loss: Are injections the answer to tackling obesity?

Jan, from Kent, was one of the first people in the world to take part in the trials of semaglutide.
Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods

Why we might never know the truth about ultra-processed foods

Philippa Roxby Health reporter BBC They are the bête noire of many nutritionists – mass-produced yet moreish foods like chicken
The junior doctors’ strikes may be over. But is trouble ahead?

The junior doctors’ strikes may be over. But is trouble

BBC It had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute – responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations
How many of us will end up being diagnosed?

How many of us will end up being diagnosed?

Catherine Burns Health Correspondent BBC The number of people taking ADHD medication is at a record high – and the
We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told

We were not treated as parents, Covid inquiry told

Covid Inquiry Tamsin Mullen was giving evidence to the Covid inquiry about the impact on maternity services A mother of
NHS trust put in place do-not-resuscitate rule, Covid inquiry told

NHS trust put in place do-not-resuscitate rule, Covid inquiry told

Getty Images Intensive-care units came under severe strain during Covid, the inquiry has heard (stock photo) At least one NHS
NHS needs better plan around weight loss jabs, warn experts

NHS needs better plan around weight loss jabs, warn experts

An urgent review is needed to make sure people in England can get weight loss jabs such as Wegovy and
Cornwall mum ‘could be alive’ if older driver rules changed

Cornwall mum ‘could be alive’ if older driver rules changed

Amy Gladwell BBC South West Investigations Lauren Woodhead BBC England Data Unit Eady family Claire Eady believes her mother’s fatal
Why are teens trying them?

Why are teens trying them?

Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images A growing number of US teenagers are using caffeine pouches to
Mums’ support group ‘buzzing’ at award nomination

Mums’ support group ‘buzzing’ at award nomination

Support 2gether Ciara O’Goan and Una Leonard have experienced postnatal depression and anxiety first hand. A community group from Omagh