Health

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk announced Monday the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved its popular GLP-1 anti-obesity drug Wegovy to be administered in pill form for weight loss. “With today’s approval of the Wegovy pill, patients will have a convenient, once-daily pill that can help them lose as much weight as the original Wegovy injection,” Mike Doustdar, ...

Hospitals in England are working to get patients home for Christmas and recover from disruption caused by five days of doctor strikes. Resident doctors – previously called junior doctors – are returning to work after a walkout over ongoing pay disputes. Thousands of elective and outpatient appointments were cancelled as senior doctors were redeployed to cover emergency and urgent care. ...

A new type of eyeglass lens, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in September, offers children a way to slow the progression of near-sightedness, potentially preventing serious vision problems later in life. Myopia, or near-sightedness, affects up to 40% of US children by the end of high school, with rates rising due to increased near work, such ...

Have you ever wondered why some people eat small meals to control their weight, still gain it, while others eat without any portion control and manage to stay lean? Dr Saurabh Sethi revealed the reason behind this phenomenon in a recent Instagram post. On 9 December, Dr Sethi, a gastroenterologist and hepatologist trained at AIIMS, Stanford, and Harvard Universities, highlighted ...

Bangladesh Health Watch, in collaboration with BRAC James P Grant School of Public Health (JPGSPH), BRAC University, organised a seminar titled “Addressing Inequality in Health Care in Bangladesh: Pathways to Inclusive UHC to Reduce Unaffordable Health Costs” on Tuesday afternoon at BRAC Tower in the capital’s Mohakhali. The event brought together leading policymakers, academics and public health experts to examine ...

Prime Minister Keir Starmer has said the latest five-day strike by doctors in England is “dangerous and utterly irresponsible” and warned them not to abandon patients. The walkout by resident doctors, the new name for junior doctors, began at 07:00 on Wednesday. The British Medical Association (BMA) is asking for a “genuinely long term plan” to increase pay and make ...

One in 10 people in the UK aged 70 and older could have Alzheimer’s-like changes in their brain, according to the clearest, real-world picture of how common the disease’s brain changes are in ordinary, older people. The detection of the proteins linked with the disease is not a diagnosis. But the findings indicate that more than 1 million over-70s would ...

A sperm donor, who is an asymptomatic carrier of a genetic mutation increasing the risk of cancer, was used to conceive nearly 200 children worldwide, Denmark’s public broadcaster revealed Wednesday. ‘At least 197 children were born thanks to the sperm of an anonymous Danish donor using the alias Kjeld before the sperm bank discovered a serious genetic abnormality,’ public broadcaster ...

Good sleep is one of the most important pillars of overall well-being. Getting enough sleep and good sleep quality can play an important role in your weight, emotional well-being, blood pressure, diabetes, mental and physical performance, and more. Moreover, during sleep, your body works to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical well-being. Highlighting this, Dr Sanjay Bhojraj, an ...

The risk of women in England suffering severe bleeding after giving birth has risen to its highest level for five years, prompting fresh concern about NHS maternity care. The rate at which mothers in England experience postpartum haemorrhage has increased from 27 per 1,000 births in 2020 to 32 per 1,000 this year, a rise of 19%. Last year had ...