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Recreational drugs can more than double risk of stroke, study suggests | Stroke
Recreational drugs can more than double the risk of stroke, with some of the most concerning impacts seen among younger…
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Relying on weight-loss drugs to stop obesity would be ‘societal failure’
Speaking at the Medical Journalists’ Association annual lecture, Sir Chris said he was worried about obesity as there is an…
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Weight-loss drugs alone will not solve UK’s obesity crisis, says Chris Whitty | Weight-loss drugs
Weight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the government’s…
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Ozempic-like weight loss drugs may help the heart recover after a heart attack
Medications designed to promote weight loss by mimicking GLP-1 may also help limit additional heart damage after a heart attack.…
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Weight loss drugs may stop people getting addicted to drugs and alcohol, study finds | Weight-loss drugs
Weight loss drugs could help people avoid getting addicted to alcohol, tobacco and drugs such as cannabis and cocaine, a…
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Weight-loss drugs could treat fatal heart attack complications, UK study finds | Medical research
Weight-loss drugs could help people who have had a heart attack avoid suffering potentially fatal complications afterwards, research has found.…
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why people are injecting drugs ‘not for human consumption’
“The people using these products are, in essence, becoming lab rats,” Adam Taylor, professor of anatomy at Lancaster University, explains.…
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New GLP-1 pill helps patients lose up to 8% of body weight, trial shows | Weight-loss drugs
A new daily pill could be a more effective GLP-1 tablet for weight loss, according to a clinical trial that…
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Ayahuasca psychedelic DMT shows promise as depression therapy | Drugs
A phase II clinical trial has found dimethyltryptamine (DMT), one of the psychoactive components traditionally used in the Amazonian psychedelic…
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Inside Health – What are the side effects of weight loss drugs?
Available for over a year Over 1.5million adults in the UK tried weight loss drugs in 2024-25. Many swear by…
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