Entries by BBC News

How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food? /in /by

The rise of these treatments has major implications for how we think about obesity, says James Gallagher.

Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row /in /by

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS

Breast cancer patients denied life-extending drug in cost row /in /by

Jeannie Ambrose, one of about 1,000 affected patients, says the drug should be made available on the NHS

Weight loss injections: How do drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro work? /in /by

NHS experts report unprecedented demand for the new generation of obesity treatments.

How do weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy work? /in /by

Wegovy and Mounjaro are available to certain patients on the NHS, and can also be bought privately.

HRT prescriptions in England up 22% in a year /in /by

Some 13m items of HRT were prescribed on the NHS to 2.6m women in England, figures reveal.

Heart screenings offered after student’s death /in /by

University of Cambridge students have undergone ECGs in memory of undergraduate Clarissa Nicholls.

‘World-first’ study examines period pain in teens /in /by

Researchers hope to see if period pain as a teenager makes chronic pain as an adult more likely.

Letby gave baby overdose two years before murders /in /by

Lucy Letby was reportedly "unhappy" at being told she could no longer administer controlled drugs.

Assisted dying bill dangerous, says Archbishop /in /by

His comments came ahead of an assisted dying bill being introduced to Parliament.