There are precedents for a hybrid NHS-private model of healthcare. Ten years ago, a new drug treatment arrived that could ...

Eli Lilly's Ozempic-rivaling weight-loss pill orforglipron could be available in early 2026. Its retatrutide may be as ...

The new treatment targets gut hormone GLP-1 but also mimics amylin, a hormone released by the pancreas that suppresses hunger ...

Back pain is among the most common forms of pain patients endure, and can severely alter their quality of life and ability to ...

The condition is better measured by looking at factors like inflammation, insulin resistance, and glucose tolerance, ...

The researchers calculated fat stored in muscles through the ratio of intermuscular fat to total muscle plus fat, and termed ...

Losing excess weight would in turn improve health. For example, lower levels of sleep apnoea – when breathing stops and ...

The commercialisation of junk food, increase in inactive lifestyles with prolonged sitting, and high stress environments, ...

Combining time-restricted eating with exercise may be more effective in prompting weight loss than exercise without ...

Understanding the definition of obesity: experts examine the limitations of body-mass index (BMI) and propose alternative ...

The way obesity is diagnosed needs a “radical overhaul,” according to a group of global health experts who called for a more ...

A new report shows that cancer cases are increasing in females in the United States and in younger adults. For the first time ...