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Philippa Roxby, Health reporter and Alison Holt, Social affairs editor Getty Images Details of a new UK clinical trial to assess the risks and benefits of puberty-blocking drugs in children who question their gender have been announced. It follows the banning of the drugs for gender treatment last year afterContinue Reading

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Kate Whannel Political reporter Former cabinet minister Lord Michael Gove has apologised on behalf of the then-government and Conservative Party for “mistakes made” during the coronavirus pandemic. In her long-awaited report published, Baroness Hallett says Boris Johnson, the prime minister at the time, oversaw a “toxic and chaotic” culture inContinue Reading

Metformin May Compromise Exercise Benefits

Metformin blunted exercise-induced improvements in vascular insulin sensitivity, aerobic fitness, inflammatory markers, and fasting glucose levels in adults at high risk for metabolic syndrome, according to the results of a new study. “Metformin impaired the effect of exercise training to improve blood vessel function,” Steven K…Read MoreContinue Reading