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Exclusive: Cancer Research UK says toll could be avoided if government tackled health inequalitiesHealth inequalities are causing 33,000 avoidable cases of cancer in the UK every year, a damning analysis suggests.Ministers have promised for years to ta…
Nutritious lunches should be seen as an effective way to address obesity, chronic illness and poverty, says coalition‘It’s about stimulating the children’: how school lunches look across EuropeChildren across Europe must receive at least one nutritious…
Drug has been used off-label for weight loss leading to a global shortage and usage may come with risks, experts sayGet our morning and afternoon news emails, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s drug regulator is investigating new reports of pote…
Health campaigners call for hard-hitting messages about risks of drinking and of being overweightFrom smoking to seatbelts: hard-hitting safety campaigns that made a differenceHard-hitting TV campaigns about the dangers of unhealthy eating and labels o…
Exclusive: Calls for crackdown on smoking, drinking and poor diet as study reveals £78bn cancer costA growing epidemic of preventable cancers will lead to 184,000 people in the UK being diagnosed with the disease this year and will cost the country mor…
Only people with highest medical need may qualify for drug, which will be prescribed alongside diet and exerciseThe weight-loss drug Wegovy is being made available in the UK as part of a “controlled and limited launch”.The drug, also known as semagluti…
Research presented to annual meeting of European Society of Cardiology prompts calls for action Ultra-processed food significantly raises the risk of high blood pressure, heart disease, heart attacks and strokes, according to two studies that one exper…
Up to 31% of global population estimated to have metabolic syndrome due to three or more unhealthy traitsMillions of middle-aged adults who are overweight with even slightly raised blood pressure, cholesterol or glucose levels are about a third more li…
Prescriptions for new drugs soon to be available as health service unable to offer enough face-to-face services Weight-loss jabs are among a range of measures that will soon be made available by the NHS via prescription on apps in an attempt to tackle …
Wegovy manufacturer says five-year study found drug reduced major cardiovascular events by 20% in overweight or obese peopleThe weight-loss jab Wegovy can also reduce the risk of major cardiovascular events by 20% in people who are overweight or obese,…