Weight Loss Jabs Top India's Drug Sales, Alarm Doctors
Mounjaro is now India's highest-selling drug, surpassing antibiotics. Doctors warn the unregulated boom in weight loss injections poses serious risks amid a diabetes and obesity epidemic.
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New 'Type 5' Diabetes Recognised in Slim Young Adults
Health authorities have officially recognised a new form of diabetes, Type 5, which targets young, slim individuals, often in low-income nations. Discover the symptoms and new treatment approaches.
Metformin reduces insulin need in type 1 diabetes
Australian clinical trial reveals metformin, an affordable century-old medication, reduces insulin requirements by 12% for type 1 diabetes patients. Discover how this breakthrough could transform diabetes management in the UK.
Mother charged in daughter's diabetes death
A Washington mother faces first-degree manslaughter after her 10-year-old daughter died from diabetic ketoacidosis during a road trip. Read the full investigation details.
6 Silent Signs Your Body Shows Before Diabetes
Discover the six crucial warning signs of pre-diabetes, from skin changes to sleep issues. Learn how to take control of your health today with simple lifestyle modifications.
6 Silent Signs Your Body Warns of Diabetes Risk
Discover the six crucial signs, from skin changes to sleep issues, that your body uses to warn of pre-diabetes. Learn how to take action today for your health.
Breakthrough in Understanding Childhood Type 1 Diabetes
University of Exeter researchers have discovered why type 1 diabetes is more aggressive in young children, paving the way for new screening and prevention methods.
Doctors Rethink Diabetes Treatment: Exercise vs Metformin
Groundbreaking medical research suggests combining exercise with metformin could revolutionise type 2 diabetes management. Discover why doctors are rethinking first-line treatments.
Diabetes breakthrough: Gut cells transformed into insulin producers
Groundbreaking research reveals how certain gut cells can be transformed into insulin-producing cells, offering new hope for Type 1 diabetes treatment and potentially revolutionising diabetes care.
Fish oil supplements fail to protect diabetic hearts
Groundbreaking research shows omega-3 supplements provide no cardiovascular protection for diabetes patients, challenging long-held beliefs about fish oil benefits.
Doctor's Diabetes Warning: Don't Ignore This Nighttime Sign
A leading NHS doctor highlights a crucial early diabetes symptom that strikes at night - and explains why you shouldn't dismiss it as normal.
Prediabetes: 7 Silent Signs Your Blood Sugar Is High
Millions of Britons are walking around with prediabetes without knowing it. Discover the subtle symptoms and lifestyle changes that could prevent Type 2 diabetes.
Diabetes UK launches smoking cessation support programme
Diabetes UK introduces innovative support programme offering personalised guidance to help people with diabetes quit smoking and reduce health complications.
US Obesity Rates Hit Record High Amid New Drug Hope
New CDC data reveals American obesity rates have hit unprecedented levels, while revolutionary GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Zepbound show promising results in combating the epidemic.
Trump-Xi Summit: Fentanyl Deal and Trade Talks Breakthrough
In a landmark meeting at the APEC summit, Donald Trump and Xi Jinping reach breakthrough agreement on combating fentanyl trade while addressing ongoing trade tensions between the world's largest economies.
Britain's Loneliness Epidemic: The Pub Solution
New research reveals Britain's growing loneliness crisis and how community spaces like pubs could provide unexpected relief for mental health struggles.
Boston South End overwhelmed by drugs and homelessness crisis
Exclusive investigation reveals how Boston's prestigious South End district faces unprecedented challenges with open drug use and homelessness, prompting urgent community action and police response.
NHS forced to choose: Obesity crisis vs routine care
Exclusive analysis reveals how Britain's growing obesity epidemic is pushing the NHS toward an impossible choice between routine care and weight-related treatments as waiting lists hit record highs.
NHS pop-up flu jabs at fire stations and bowling alleys
The NHS launches innovative pop-up vaccination clinics across unusual venues including sports halls and bowling alleys to combat winter flu epidemic, with school-age children being key focus.
Surf club's radical plan to combat male loneliness
An iconic Australian surf club is pioneering a radical approach to tackle the growing epidemic of male isolation through traditional male spaces and mentorship programmes.
Poland's loneliness epidemic fuels birth rate collapse
As Poland's birth rate plummets to unprecedented lows, new research reveals a surprising culprit: a devastating loneliness epidemic that government financial incentives cannot solve.
Trump's 'drug boat' plan to combat US opioid crisis
Donald Trump suggests deploying naval forces against drug cartels in radical proposal to tackle America's fentanyl epidemic, drawing criticism from medical experts.
Skinny Fat: Why Thin People Get Type 2 Diabetes
New research reveals how normal-weight individuals can develop type 2 diabetes due to poor metabolic health, challenging conventional wisdom about weight and wellness.
Opioid Overdoses Creating Brain Injury Epidemic
Exclusive investigation reveals the silent crisis of brain injuries emerging from the opioid epidemic, with survivors facing lifelong neurological challenges and inadequate support systems across the UK.
Obesity fuels 53% cancer surge in older adults
Groundbreaking research exposes how obesity has become the primary driver behind rising cancer rates in older adults, with stark warnings for UK healthcare systems.
Portland's twin crises: Housing costs and drugs drive exodus
Exclusive investigation reveals how Portland, Oregon's celebrated liberal policies have backfired, creating a perfect storm of unaffordable housing and rampant drug use that's driving residents away.
Nitazenes: UK's deadly new drug crisis
Exclusive investigation reveals alarming rise in drug-related fatalities linked to potent synthetic opioids called nitazenes, with deaths spreading across England and Wales.
Obesity Crisis: 22 US States Hit Record Highs
New data reveals America's obesity epidemic has worsened dramatically, with 22 states reaching unprecedented levels. Health experts warn of severe consequences for healthcare systems and national wellbeing.
US Aid Cuts Trigger HIV Crisis in Lesotho
The tiny African kingdom of Lesotho faces a devastating HIV epidemic resurgence after Trump administration funding cuts eliminated essential prevention programmes, leaving thousands vulnerable.
South Africa rejects Trump's HIV 'bad blood' theory
South Africa's health minister has condemned Donald Trump's assertion that the country's HIV prevalence stems from 'bad blood' between political factions, calling the remarks scientifically inaccurate and harmful to global health efforts.
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