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The pipeline of new drugs to fight superbugs remains “worryingly thin” and has shrunk by 35% in the last five years, experts have said, predicting the…

Recreational drugs can more than double the risk of stroke, with some of the most concerning impacts seen among younger people, a major review suggests.Scientists analysed…

Weight-loss drugs cannot rescue the UK from its deepening obesity crisis and produce unpleasant side-effects for many users, the government’s chief medical adviser has said.Prof Chris…

Injections that reduce weight and treat diabetes could also cut the risk of dying from substance-use disorders.Credit: Jill Connelly/Bloomberg/GettyBlockbuster GLP-1 medications might help people to avoid…

Weight loss drugs could help people avoid getting addicted to alcohol, tobacco and drugs such as cannabis and cocaine, a study has found.They could also reduce…

Weight-loss drugs could help people who have had a heart attack avoid suffering potentially fatal complications afterwards, research has found.Drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy reduce…

A new daily pill could be a more effective GLP-1 tablet for weight loss, according to a clinical trial that may pave the way for an…

A phase II clinical trial has found dimethyltryptamine (DMT), one of the psychoactive components traditionally used in the Amazonian psychedelic ritual ayahuasca, might be a promising…

The night her baby’s heart stopped, Clare* blamed herself. Had she taken her out in the cold too much? Had she damaged her lungs by drinking…

The condition called pancreatitis causes inflammation of the pancreatic tissue (pictured). Credit: Steve Gschmeissner/Science Photo LibraryThe potent GLP-1 drugs are taken by millions of people worldwide…