Category: Health

Weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro work primarily by reducing hunger. They mimic a hormone the body already produces called glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), which helps regulate appetite and feelings of fullness. By slowing how quickly food leaves the stomach and acting on appetite centres in the brain, the drugs help people feel full […]

Modern hip replacements can last for 20 or 30 years. Yok_onepiece/ Shutterstock Around 117,000 people living in England and Wales had a hip replacement in 2024. Although hip replacements are often thought of as a surgery that mainly older people need, reports from previous years show that around 43% of these operations are done in […]

Melatonin use in children is rising fast. But long-term safety data is limited and regulation varies wildly. Pixel-Shot/Shutterstock As families return to school-term routines, sleep difficulties often resurface. For many parents, particularly those raising children with neurodevelopmental conditions, melatonin has become a widely discussed option. Yet its growing use raises important questions about regulation, effectiveness […]

Ireland is set to significantly scale up its mental health research capacity following the announcement of a €3 million investment aimed at deepening understanding of key mental health challenges, including youth wellbeing, adult ADHD, women’s mental health and loneliness among older people. Minister for Mental Health Mary Butler confirmed the funding, which includes €1 million […]

martenaba/Shutterstock.com Weight-loss injections, like Wegovy and Mounjaro, have been hailed as gamechangers. In clinical trials, people lost an average of 15%-20% of their body weight – results that seemed almost miraculous compared to traditional diet and exercise programmes. Today, one in 50 people in the UK are using these treatments. Most of them – around […]

Yiistocking/Shutterstock Until relatively recently, children and young people with life-shortening conditions were not expected to survive into adulthood. Conditions such as cancer, cystic fibrosis and Duchenne muscular dystrophy were widely understood, particularly in the late 20th century and early 2000s, as diagnoses that would likely result in death during childhood or adolescence. Today, there are […]

Mama Belle and the kids/Shutterstock Menopause is often described as “the change”, but for millions of women worldwide it is more than a biological milestone. It is a cultural, social and medical turning point. While most women experience menopause, their journeys are not the same. Ethnicity, culture and access to healthcare shape how symptoms are […]

It's important to warm-up properly before a winter workout. DuxX/ Shutterstock Exercising in the cold weather can be refreshing and invigorating. But it can also come with a unique set of risks – including the potential for slips, falls and injuries. This is why it’s especially important to look after your body before and after […]

Oksana Mizina/Shutterstock.com For millions of people, weight-loss injections such as Wegovy and Mounjaro have felt like a breakthrough that finally makes eating less feel easier. In a few short years, these so-called GLP-1 drugs have reshaped how obesity is treated and how people think about appetite and willpower. But their success raises an awkward question […]

Scotland’s network of community mental health services is set for a significant boost as the Scottish Government announces an additional £3 million to strengthen early‑access support and tackle rising levels of loneliness across the country. The new funding increases the Communities Mental Health and Wellbeing Fund for Adults to £18 million for 2025–2026, building on […]