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Using semaglutide or tirzepatide for less than 2 years can cost as much as a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass — a ...

NICE Endorses Oral Alternative to Chemo in Prostate Cancer

NICE's recommendation of darolutamide plus hormone therapy for metastatic prostate cancer offers around 6000 patients in England and Wales an ...

Unpicking the genetics of fibromyalgia sheds new light on its causes

People with fibromyalgia have different genetic variants than those without itKATERYNA KON/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY/Getty Images We are starting to unpick ...

Hertfordshire mum is first UK patient to trial new MS treatment

Lucy North/PA MediaEmily Henders is taking part in a trial of T-cell therapy, which has proved successful in treating blood ...

Type 2 Diabetes Hits Hard in Congenital Heart Disease

Onset of diabetes before age 40 is associated with 2.5 times higher risk for mortality than onset at a later ...

Teenager builds advanced robot hand entirely from Lego pieces

Jared Lepora with his robot hand built from Lego Mindstorms piecesNathan Lepora A robot hand built from Lego pieces by ...

Going Big: How Doctors Achieve ‘Impossible’ Life Goals

From 100-mile races to restaurant ownership, these doctors have channeled their drive and discipline, redefining what you can achieve while ...

Neighbourhood health hubs at risk as community care under strain

The government's goal of moving care from hospitals into neighbourhood health hubs is at risk because community services are under ...

Using Ultrasound to Open the Blood-Brain Barrier: New Hope

The published dosing standards set the drug-delivery technology on a path toward FDA consideration and eventual use against tumors, Alzheimer’s ...

Devon care home fined £200K after two disabled residents drowned

Jonathan MorrisSouth WestDevon and Cornwall PoliceAlison Tilsley, 63, and former rugby player Alex Wood, 43, died in the incidentA care ...

GLP-1s May Protect Against AMD in Those Without Diabetes

People without diabetes who receive GLP-1 receptor agonists for the treatment of overweight or obesity face a reduced risk of ...

We may finally know why birds sing at dawn

Zebra finches are commonly studied in captivity by biologistsAlamy The dawn chorus of birdsong has inspired poets and nature lovers ...

Hydrocolloid Dressing Matches Petroleum After Skin Surgery

The appearance of scars and complications rates with hydrocolloid dressings were similar to results with daily application of petroleum ointment ...

The debt advice service helping to reduce GP visits

gettyGP surgeries in south London are giving financial advice to help patients manage debt and handle benefits claims - and ...

Reports of OCD among under 25s triple in 10 years

Nat Wright,health producer and Sophie Hutchinson,health correspondent BBCSophie says obsessive compulsive disorder is still misunderstoodThe number of 16-24 year olds ...

Direct Challenges Safe for Pediatric Cephalosporin Allergies