Health
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Health GLP-1 Diabetes Drugs Show Promise in Combating Addiction Across Multiple Substances
Groundbreaking research reveals diabetes medications may reduce cravings and prevent substance use disorders through a common biological…
6 March 2026 -
Health Climate Change is a Health Emergency Right Now, Warns Leading Intensive Care Expert
Professor Hugh Montgomery challenges the assumption that climate impacts are distant threats, arguing our health and survival face…
6 March 2026 -
Health How English Language Dominance is Damaging Global Health Research
A new BMJ analysis reveals how publishing bias toward English is excluding crucial research from developing nations and limiting…
6 March 2026 -
Health Diabetes and Obesity Drugs Show Surprising Promise in Treating Addiction, Major Study Finds
New research published in the BMJ suggests GLP-1 medications could help prevent and treat addictions to alcohol, opioids, cannabis, and…
5 March 2026 -
Health ChatGPT Health Tool Flagged for Serious Safety Risks in Major Study
Researchers have identified significant flaws in OpenAI’s healthcare-focused AI, raising concerns about patient safety when the system…
5 March 2026 -
Health Global Push to Eliminate Trachoma, the World’s Leading Infectious Cause of Blindness
Despite remarkable progress in fighting a neglected tropical disease, experts warn that renewed commitment and recalibrated strategies are…
4 March 2026 -
Health Private Sector Surgery Faces Stark Gender Gap as Women Remain Critically Underrepresented
New research reveals only 6% of surgeons in private healthcare are women—less than half the already-low NHS proportion—raising serious…
3 March 2026 -
Health Non-Doctor Healthcare Roles: Are Safety Standards Being Compromised in the Push for Faster Patient Access?
Expert warns that expanding roles for physician assistants and other non-medically qualified staff risks patient safety unless proper…
3 March 2026 -
Health Low Back Pain Diagnosis: Why Guidelines Are Missing Crucial Non-Spine Causes
A major BMJ editorial calls for urgent overhaul of how NHS clinicians classify back pain, warning that ignoring conditions outside the…
3 March 2026 -
Health America First Global Health Strategy: How Trump’s Bilateral Deals Risk African Health Sovereignty
US President Donald Trump’s new health agreements with African nations prioritise American interests over multilateral cooperation, raising…
3 March 2026 -
Health Medical Students Call for Real-World Learning on Homelessness to End Tokenistic Teaching
Future doctors must learn directly from people experiencing homelessness, not through lecture slides alone, argue trainee physicians in new…
3 March 2026 -
Health European Health Leaders Warn AI Must Be Built With Doctors, Not To Replace Them
Healthcare professionals across Europe are calling for artificial intelligence tools to be co-designed with clinicians rather than imposed…
3 March 2026