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Strict rules as GPs start to prescribe weight loss jab Mounjaro Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Getty Images Weight loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy are available in specialist weight loss clinics Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from todayContinue Reading

Medscape Poll: Exercise Prescriptions

In this brief survey, Medscape would like to hear about your approach to prescribing exercise to patients.  0 Credit Lead image: Baramee Thaweesombat/Dreamstime Medscape Reader Polls © 2025 WebMD, LLC Cite this: Medscape Poll: Exercise Prescriptions – Medscape – June 20, 2025…Read MoreContinue Reading

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Every newborn baby in England will have their DNA mapped to assess their risk of hundreds of diseases, under NHS plans for the next 10 years. The scheme, first reported by the Daily Telegraph, is part of a government drive towards predicting and preventing illness, which will also see £650mContinue Reading

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Fergus Walsh Medical editor PA Campaigners hold placards outside parliament in London Today’s vote is hugely significant. It now looks highly likely that assisted dying will be introduced in England and Wales. The vote by MPs to approve Kim Leadbeater’s bill is arguably the biggest vote regarding bodily autonomy sinceContinue Reading