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‘Life-threatening condition’ added to Mounjaro patient information leaflet

Manufacturer of Mounjaro, Eli Lilly has added more detail to the list of the drug's 'possible side effects'.…

Published: 28 November 2025

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Health news round-up: new biosimilars, vaccine effectiveness and supporting patients ageing with HIV

A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 28 November 2025

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Mounjaro health benefits found to reverse one year after stopping drug

Researchers said their findings “underscore the importance of continued obesity treatment”.…

Published: 25 November 2025

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Health news round-up: men’s health, AMR and nuclear fuel turned cancer drug

A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…

Published: 21 November 2025

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Behavioural self-assessment tool can encourage medicines adherence

The ‘Social, Psychological, Usage and Rational’ tool measures the medicines non-adherence risk of patients by analysing social, psychological, usage and rational drivers.…

Published: 14 November 2025

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Oral insulin found to delay onset of type 1 diabetes in children

Researchers found that the progression to type 1 diabetes mellitus was around 50% slower in infants genetically at risk of the disease who received oral insulin for three years compared to the placebo group.…

Published: 14 November 2025

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How safe are GLP-1s?

As the use of weight-loss drugs continues to increase, there has been a rise in documented side effects. But what are the serious and unwanted effects of these drugs, and is Yellow Card reporting capturing enough information?…

Published: 14 November 2025

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Health news round-up: Vaccines, male contraception and medicines mix-ups

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news you may have missed.…

Published: 7 November 2025

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Semaglutide benefits heart health regardless of weight lost

Study authors found that the benefits of semaglutide were largely independent of how much weight patients lost in the first four months after taking the drug.…

Published: 23 October 2025

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Health news round-up: mosquitoes, new HIV guidelines and research into cannabis and psilocybin

Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news.…

Published: 3 October 2025