Building viruses ‘from scratch’ to fight antibiotic-resistant bacteria
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I Took RFK Jr.’s Advice and Ate Nothing but High-Protein Foods for a Week
Not even two months into my job here at WIRED, I found myself barfing in the office bathroom.…
FDA Approves Eli Lilly’s GLP-1 Pill
The US Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new obesity pill called Foundayo. Taken once daily,…
All about new ‘triple-G’ drug that’s helped patients lose a quarter of their body weight
G whiz! The latest experimental GLP-1 from Eli Lilly isn’t just a diabetes drug — it also facilitates weight…
Plastic chemicals linked to nearly two million premature births
Exposure to a chemical commonly used to make plastic more flexible may have contributed to about 1.97 million…
War anxiety? What one expert recommends to protect your mental health
By David Del Valle Published on 30/03/2026 – 9:13 GMT+2 The consequences of the war in Iran are also…
PSMA therapy may postpone hormone treatment in prostate cancer patients
Where previous research showed that PSMA therapy for prostate cancer can prolong the lives of patients who have…
Antidepressant fluvoxamine reduces long COVID fatigue in clinical trial
A major international trial suggests that a widely available antidepressant may help ease one of long COVID’s most…
ADHD medication in short supply in Japan as demand soars
Since last fall, Concerta, a medication used for the treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), has been in short…
When is a patient cured of cancer? It’s debatable.
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Is the UK at risk of hitting a medicine shortage?
The UK could face medicine shortages in “a few weeks” if the war in Iran continues, some industry…
Iran war leaving UK weeks away from medicine shortage, experts warn
A UK medicines boss has warned that if the conflict with Iran continues then Brits could soon face…