Why patients stop taking their medications
During my years as a clinical pharmacist, I thought I understood why patients stopped taking long-term medications —…
New iron deficiency guidelines raise key blood test cutoffs
Could current blood test cutoffs be missing iron deficiency? New guidelines recommend higher ferritin thresholds for key patient…
Off-Label Use of Ozempic-Style Drugs Is Surging
A large new study suggests weight-loss drugs have quietly moved from medical tool to what one researcher…
Dr Amir Khan reveals 5 conditions made worse by the heatwave
Dr Amir Khan is one of the UK’s leading medical experts (Image: Daily Mirror) The scorching heatwave continues…
Nearly 1 million bottles of heart and kidney medication recalled over foreign substance found on tablets
Nearly one million bottles of heart and kidney medication have been recalled nationwide over the possibility of a “foreign substance,”…
Are People With Eating Disorders Misusing GLP-1 Drugs?
Among over 400 people with eating disorders in an interim analysis of an ongoing cross-sectional study, 32.1% said…
Semaglutide and Ozempic-like drugs may improve kidney disease outcomes
Semaglutide, a medication commonly sold as Ozempic or Wegovy, is typically associated with weight loss. But it can…
Chemists issue new warning for anyone taking ibuprofen, naproxen, diclofenac
People have been warned to avoid reliance on drugs like ibuprofen for pain relief (Image: Getty Images) Shoppers…
8 simple ways to boost your kidney health
Relying too heavily on anti-inflammatory drugs like ibuprofen for pain relief could negatively affect kidney health, warn experts.…
NHS dapagliflozin warning to see GP ‘now’ if you have three symptoms
The NHS has urged Brits taking a commonly prescribed medication to seek immediate medical help if they experience…
‘Journeys in Math and Genetics’: Discover how a teen prodigy combines math and genetics in the new film |
Poster and scene from film ‘Journeys in Math and Genetics’ The new film ‘Journeys in Math and Genetics’…
Genetic risk scores fail to predict survival after diagnosis
New research across seven global biobanks shows that the DNA driving disease onset does not determine survival; instead,…