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Environmental factors are suspected to be responsible for the rising rates of cancer among young…
Cancer is no longer viewed as a disease that only affects the elderly. In the G20 industrialised nations group, an analysis conducted last year revealed that rates of cancer among young people are increasing faster than those among older…
NHS Budget Cuts Leave Newly Qualified Nurses Struggling to Find Jobs
The NHS is facing a troubling situation as newly qualified nurses are finding it increasingly difficult to secure entrance-level positions due to budget cuts forcing the organisation to reduce vacancies by a staggering 25%. This revelation,…
AI Breakthrough: Predicting Bowel Cancer Recurrence and Optimising Treatment
In a groundbreaking study, researchers from the University of Leeds have harnessed the power of artificial intelligence (AI) to identify early-stage bowel cancer patients at the highest risk of disease recurrence. This innovative approach…
NHS Approves Ground-Breaking At-Home Blood Cancer Treatment
In a significant development for blood cancer patients in England, the NHS has announced the approval of zanubrutinib, a revolutionary 'take-at-home' tablet for treating marginal zone lymphoma (MZL). This milestone marks the first time an…
UK’s First Paediatric Robotic Surgery Paves Way for Minimally Invasive Procedures
In a groundbreaking medical development, a seven-year-old boy from Gosport, Hampshire, has become the first patient in the United Kingdom to undergo robotic surgery for a kidney condition. Reece Wilton underwent the pioneering operation at…
Tate & Lyle: $1.8bn ingredient deal to boost health of products
Tate & Lyle believes that a backlash towards ultra-processed foods will present a "big chance" for it to make its largest acquisition ever of an ingredients company. The deal, it claims, will help it create healthier and tasty products.…
Nearly half of UK adults struggle to obtain prescription drugs due to shortages
Research shows that nearly half of UK adults have had difficulty getting medicine prescribed to them. The situation is attributed more to Brexit rather than any other factor.
49 per cent of respondents said that they had difficulty…
Research shows that weight-loss medications can reduce cancer risk by up to a fifth.
Doctors said that weight-loss drugs are a powerful weapon in the fight against cancer. They have "enormous" potential to shrink tumours and prevent new cases.
Blockbuster injections such as Wegovy have revolutionised the treatment of…
Entrepreneurs who believe AI can save the NHS
Another week of fascinating developments in the field of artificial intelligence. OpenAI, based in San Francisco, unveiled a new model that can translate languages in real-time and tutor children in algebra.
Sundar Pichai, the Google…
Ozempic is a weight loss drug that can also be used to treat dementia and addiction.
The drug has been in the news for a number of years, firstly as a treatment for type 2 diabetics and then as an aid to weight loss. Semaglutide, also known as Ozempic and Wegovy, could have benefits for a variety of medical conditions…
Novo Nordisk will test the effects of weight-loss drugs on alcohol consumption and liver disease.
Novo Nordisk wants to increase the use of its blockbuster treatments. It is testing their weight loss drugs to see if they reduce alcohol consumption and treat alcoholic hepatitis.
The Danish pharmaceutical company started recruiting for…
Retatrutide, a new drug that outperforms Ozempic, helps people to lose a quarter of their weight
The new weight-loss jab outperforms its competitors, including Ozempic. It helps obese patients lose four stone in under a year.
Retatrutide acts on three receptors in the mind, "turbocharging", calorie burn while making people full.…
AstraZeneca pulls Covid vaccine months after admitting to rare side effects
The company says the decision was made purely for commercial reasons, as alternatives to jab have been developed.
The Oxford-AstraZeneca Covid vaccination is being withdrawn from the market worldwide. This comes months after the…
Think-tank warns that obesity and low productivity are linked in the UK
According to a new report, millions of obese people cannot work or are less efficient. This condition may explain the record-high rates of economic inactivity in the UK due to illness.
Think-tank Institute for Public Policy Research is…
Long-term illness is causing a record number of people to be out of work
The number of workers who are out of work due to long-term illness has risen to a new record of over 2.8 million.
Since the Covid pandemic began, economic inactivity (when an individual is not working and not seeking a job) has steadily…
The rise in prostate cancer has prompted calls for a change in testing
Scientists have called on countries to overhaul prostate cancer testing in order to focus more attention on vulnerable groups. New research predicts that global deaths due this disease will nearly double within 20 years.
According to a…
Indivior’s US moves gets closer as major investors will not oppose the move
Indivior's top shareholder -- one of the largest institutional investors in the City -- is unlikely oppose its plans to move to the United States.
Indivior, a company that specializes in treating substance abuse disorders and serious…
Novo-Nordisk gives me a boost with a double dose of power.
Most people prefer to take a pill rather than inject themselves with medication when they are sick. This simple fact helped Novo-Nordisk, (stock ticker:NOVO), to become the third-most valuable holding in my “forever fund” after renewed hope…