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June 7, 2026, 01:51 PM - 6 min read
Beyond diabetes and obesity, GLP-1 drugs have now earned regulatory approval in several new areas. A trial of more than 17,000 people found semaglutide cut the risk of serious heart attacks and strokes by 20 per cent, even in people without diabetes.
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May 25, 2026, 02:49 PM - 6 min read
Misunderstanding lipoedema can delay diagnosis and leave people feeling blamed for symptoms that are not simply a result of lifestyle.
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March 22, 2026, 01:24 PM - 5 min read
Obesity causes hormonal changes that accelerate child growth, meaning that obese children often grow taller faster than their healthy-weight peers.
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August 5, 2025, 08:02 PM - 6 min read
The study, conducted by researchers from the University of Hyderabad and the Asian Institute of Gastroenterology (AIG), has been published in Nature Scientific Reports 2025. It highlights the growing health burden in one of India’s key IT hubs.
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December 6, 2024, 08:39 AM - 2 min read
Researchers have identified a previously unrecognised group of neurons in the hypothalamus that regulates food consumption, potentially leading to new obesity treatments, according to a study
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