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

Weight loss doesn’t equate to better health, alcohol is fine in moderation – this professor is turning health rules on their ...

Ilhem Messaoudi, who was tapped to be the acting vice president for research in September 2024, said research funding should ...

Semaglutide, sold under the brand names of Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy, is one of the most popular drugs on the market.

The NHS doesn’t offer bowel screening until we’re 50. Yet with cancer rates rising, it may be worth forking out for a private ...

THE size of a person’s waist may provide a clue to their likelihood of developing cancer, a new study reveals. It found both ...

Adults with ADHD ‘are living shorter lives than they should’, say researchers who analysed life expectancy in GP patient ...

UK Obesity rates are the highest in Europe with more than 60% of the population overweight or obese. If trends continue 40% of the UK population will be obese by 2025 and this creates a huge burden on ...

Waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio show stronger links to colorectal cancer (CRC) than body mass index (BMI), a new ...

A group of 58 researchers is calling for a new, better way to measure obesity. The global team’s recommendations were published in The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology on Jan. 14. Body mass index ...

The Lancet Commission has declared obesity a disease. With enough controversy to fill a buffet table, their new definition is ...