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Combo Semaglutide-Amylin Analogue Boosts Weight Loss Regardless of Diabetes

(MedPage Today) -- CHICAGO -- Adding investigational cagrilintide to a GLP-1 receptor agonist increased weight loss in adults with obesity with or without type 2 diabetes, a pair of phase IIIa tria

Domestic abuse is ‘public health emergency’, experts say after critical NHS report

Exclusive: Analysis finds domestic abuse training for staff in England and Wales ‘sporadic and inconsistent’Domestic abuse is a public health emergency, experts have claimed, after a report conclu

I Want You, Doctor, to Run for Office

(MedPage Today) -- There is an unspoken precedent within the medical community: don't do anything to alienate your patients, and keep your political opinions to yourself.

Amazon Indigenous peoples can benefit from ‘ayahuasca tourism’ | Letters

Visitors staying at ‘healing retreats’ bring vital income to the diverse cultures of the region, writes Enrico Malatesta, while Emily Webster says there is no need to leave the UK to find shamanic

NFL Widows Say a New Study on CTE in Players Minimizes Their Pain

(MedPage Today) -- Dozens of widows and other caregivers for former NFL players diagnosed with chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) say a published study is insulting and dismissive of their experi

I was diagnosed with PCOS – and was soon drowning in misinformation

From medically unqualified influencers pushing expensive supplements online, to nurses peddling myths about pregnancy, I had to find out all I could about my condition myself.

Novo Nordisk’s amylin obesity drug keeps performing like Zepbound

Novo Nordisk’s next-gen weight loss drug and Zepbound “seem fairly equal to me,” one expert says after release of new late-stage results for CagriSema.

Wes Streeting questions affordability of setting up NHS assisted dying service

‘There isn’t a budget for this,’ health secretary says after MPs vote to legalise procedure in England and WalesWes Streeting has voiced doubts over whether the NHS can afford to establish an as

Not having diagnostics was not an option

Does Amazon have a diagnostics arm globally, or is this partnership the first of its kind? Jayaramakrishnan (JK) Balasubramanian: Diagnostics is a global first for Amazon, and it’s being launched [&

Amazon India launches at-home health diagnostics service

Amazon India has announced the launch of Amazon Diagnostics, a new at-home diagnostics service that enables customers to book lab tests, schedule and track appointments, and access digital reports ins

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