
People fake weight to obtain skinny jabs, says GP
A doctor from Chelmsford calls for more checks to stop the drugs being sold inappropriately online.
MONDAY, 26 JANUARY 2026, 08:55

A doctor from Chelmsford calls for more checks to stop the drugs being sold inappropriately online.
The American Academy of Pediatrics had called the department’s policies “irresponsible and purposefully misleading” and joined a lawsuit against its vaccine policy.

Find out what happens in your body after you’ve had alcohol and whether any remedies work

Experts say there is a complex picture behind why more babies are being delivered through surgery.

The doctors’ union, the British Medical Association, said it was time the government came up with “a genuinely long-term plan” on pay and jobs.

Resident doctors in England are striking between 17 and 22 December, the 14th walkout since 2023.

Around 7.5% of 16 to 24-year-old-men are using the small sachets that fit under the top lip, research suggests.
The American Heart Association report runs contrary to recent studies — and the group’s own guidelines — that found any amount of alcohol to be harmful.
The city and surrounding region have some of the highest levels of flu-like illness in the United States.
For ecologists, the Covid-19 pandemic has presented a remarkable natural experiment in what can happen to wild animals when humans stay home.
Medetomidine, a veterinary sedative mixed into fentanyl, has sent thousands to hospitals, not only for overdose but for life-threatening withdrawal. It is spreading to other cities.

An overlooked measurement is linked to early heart changes and increased heart disease risk, even in people without heart problems.

A California nurse, who was just about to remove an ovarian cyst that had grown to almost 10kg, got the shock of her life when a routine pregnancy test came back positive.
A three-judge panel threw out a lower court’s order, allowing the Trump administration to continue defunding the group and other major abortion providers.
A study of more than 45,000 women found that screening women according to their level of risk was as effective in detecting tumors as the one-size-fits-most screening currently recommended.
The sexually transmitted disease has become increasingly resistant to existing antibiotics.
Feeling festive-season stress? Discover the surprising benefits of stargazing in South Africa and reconnect under the night sky.
Researchers found a chasm between the health reasons for which the public seeks out cannabis and what gold-standard science actually shows about its effectiveness.
The vaccines were found to decrease the risk of needing medical care in the first six months after vaccination by 76 percent in children under 4, and by 56 percent in children 5 to 17.
Jenny Carlson Donnelly traveled to malaria-affected countries to test mosquitoes and save lives. Then she lost her job at U.S.A.I.D.
The maker of Zepbound reported results from a study of retatrutide, which targets three hormones in the body and led to much more weight loss than any approved drug.