Weight-loss drugs: Who benefits most and why?

Danone and Nestle have given assurances to the FSA that recalled batches were produced some time ago and are unlikely still to be on UK shop shelves. However, they may be in cupboards at home, which is why parents and caregivers are being asked to check their supplies.

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Diabetes UK Thanks to the study, Imogen, who is 12, is now receiving medication to help delay her diabetes All UK children could be offered screening for type 1 diabetes using a simple finger-prick blood test, say researchers who have been running a large study. Currently, many young people go undiagnosed…

A health board is continuing to pay money to a university research centre several months after a critical report which said the payments were not directly benefitting patients. Figures show that the Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board was due to pay Bangor University £110,686 this financial year to fund two researchers in the Centre for…

Linguistics researcher Dr Beth Malory says any changes need to be researched first. “Will people understand uterectomy? Is simply saying removal of the womb better?” New words cannot be ambiguous, she says, it’s important to look at the whole system so there is no confusion. Malory also studies language around pregnancy and loss. One phrase…