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The company behind popular weight loss drug Mounjaro has offered a discounted deal to UK suppliers which is expected to limit the price increase to consumers from September. Earlier this month, Eli Lilly announced it was putting up the list price of the drug by as much as 170% which could have meant the cost of the highest dose going …

Philippa Roxby Health Reporter Getty Images Some patients taking the weight-loss drug Mounjaro have told BBC News they are struggling to obtain the medicine, and are worried about the impact on their health. There is rising demand for the drug, after the US manufacturer Eli Lilly announced a major price increase from 1 September. The drug giant has warned against …

A representational sketch showing a bored person on their desk. — Canva Geo.tv illustration Hi Haya, I often find myself feeling bored of everything around me, even when I’m busy doing work or while performing different activities. It’s not the usual boredom that one may experience. In fact, it can get extremely overwhelming and almost insufferable, so much so that …

Some patients who have been red flagged for breast cancer assessments are waiting up to seven weeks to be seen in Northern Ireland. The target set by Northern Ireland’s devolved Department of Health – which oversees five health and social care trusts – is 14 days. BBC News NI understands that several breast cancer consultants are concerned that waiting times …

Alex McIntyre BBC News, West Midlands Getty Images Dr Sayed Talibi shared an image of him performing brain surgery on his dating profile (stock picture) A doctor has been struck off for assaulting a woman, making racist or derogatory comments and uploading an image of a patient’s brain on his dating profile. Dr Sayed Talibi, from Tamworth, Staffordshire, was sanctioned …

August 19 began as a routine day for Karachiites — until the skies opened. By evening, the city of lights was submerged in darkness and despair: flooded roads, power outages, stranded citizens, and an overwhelming sense of chaos. Karachi, a city often associated with energy and resilience, mirrored nothing but panic and fear that day. While roads have dried and …

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Female Polio worker administering polio drops to children at Warsak road during anti-polio vaccination campaign in Peshawar on September 9, 2024. — APP 16-month-old girl infected in Tank’s Union Council Mullazai. 24-month-old girl confirmed positive in North Waziristan. Fifteen cases reported in KP, six in Sindh. The Regional Reference Laboratory for Polio Eradication at the National Institute of Health (NIH), …

Getty Images Posture is all about regular movement, exercise and positive mindsets “Sit up straight!” – we’ve all heard that command barked at us many times. For years we’ve been told that good posture means standing tall, shoulders back and your spine straight as a rod. But that might not actually be true. According to Dr Xand van Tulleken, a …

The first human case of a flesh-eating parasite infestation has been confirmed in the US, authorities say. New World screwworm (NWS) myiasis was found in a patient who returned to the US from El Salvador, the Department of Health and Human Services said on Monday. The case was confirmed on 4 August. NWS myiasis is a parasitic infestation of fly …