Category: Health

The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded yesterday to Karl Deisseroth and two other scientists for their development of the tool known as optogenetics.

Advocates and former patients report physical attacks and sexual misconduct inside locked mental health wards across regional Queensland while calling for independent inspections.

Office for National Statistics data shows 1.1 million people in Great Britain used e-cigarettes despite never smoking regular cigarettes in 2025.

Researchers presented new analysis showing orforglipron promotes weight loss in women of all ages at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Milan.

Australian and New Zealand anaesthetists warn that patients using GLP-1 drugs or unapproved peptides face serious surgical risks if they do not disclose their medication use.

A retrospective analysis presented at the 2026 European Association for the Study of Diabetes meeting in Milan found that adults with overweight or obesity who switched from injections to the oral semaglutide pill lost an average of 4.1 percent of their body weight over three months.

A cancer patient in Hampshire has been issued with parking charges totaling £680.

Specialised cleaners in Northern Ireland and South Africa manage crime scenes and trauma sites for families after emergency services finish their work.

Latest data for 2025 shows more than one million adults in the United Kingdom who have never tried a cigarette are now using e-cigarettes.

Catherine Sweeney witnessed a failed execution attempt of Christa Pike at a Tennessee prison on September 30.