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A hand holding a weight-loss injection pen next to a bathroom scale.

After Ozempic: the next obesity drugs aim for more weight loss, less muscle loss

A review in Science looks at the next wave of obesity drugs. Generic semaglutide is already sold in India, but patents may delay it in Spain until 2031.

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Cancer diagnoses in England hit a record 1,000+ a day, but targets are missed

More than 373,000 people were diagnosed with cancer in England in 2024, a record. Yet the NHS is still missing its targets for diagnosing and treating patients on time.

A convoy of police vans and ambulances arrives at the Royal Free Hospital in north London carrying a patient to a specialist isolation unit.

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British doctor with Ebola flown home from DR Congo to London hospital

A British doctor who tested positive for Ebola in DR Congo has landed in the UK and is now in a specialist isolation unit in London. Officials say public risk is low.