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Image caption About 5% of people in Scotland have diabetes, with type 2 making up 90% of cases A drug used successfully to treat type 2 diabetes can also be effective to treat heart failure, researchers at Glasgow University have said. They described the clinical implications of their findings as “potentially huge.” The drug Dapagliflozin […]

It’s no secret that mental illness was (and still is in some ways) a taboo topic of which an individual’s personal experience is rarely discussed openly. It’s also possible to live a full, normal and productive life with a mental health condition. All of this may mean that many people could have been raised by

Image copyright Google Image caption Eye surgeon Bobby Qureshi displayed a “lack of empathy” A surgeon who “put financial interests before patients” has been struck off by the General Medical Council. Bobby Qureshi cultivated a high media profile as an eye expert and featured patients June Brown, of EastEnders, and Lady Annabel Goldsmith in adverts.

When it comes to making pizza, there’s a key ingredient absolutely essential to success that may surprise you, no matter which recipe you use: time. Specifically, rise time. As pizza dough rises, the yeast consumes the sugars in the flour and turns them into CO₂ and alcohol, both of which lend airiness and flavor to

Putting her stamp on the health care issue that worries consumers the most, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday unveiled an ambitious plan to lower drug prices for seniors on Medicare and younger people with private insurance. Pelosi, D-Calif., would empower Medicare to negotiate prices for the 250 costliest drugs, including insulin. Pharmaceutical companies that

Image copyright PA Media Image caption Campaigners have voiced concerns over the impact dietary advertising on social media has on young people Body positivity campaigners are celebrating after Instagram announced new rules for posts about weight loss products and cosmetic surgery. Some posts will be hidden from under-18s while others promoting “miraculous” weight loss products

Succulents, fiddle leaf figs, the elusive variegated monstera: Ask proud plant parents about their collections, and they’ll gush with such enthusiasm that you’d think they were talking about actual children. Jennifer Coates, a 33-year-old freelance writer in Los Angeles, has accumulated more than 110 houseplants since she began collecting in January. Today, they’re an integral

Michigan banned the sale of flavored e-cigarettes on Wednesday, the latest state to act following hundreds of serious breathing issues in people using vaping devices that prompted a federal investigation. The Michigan Department of Health and Human Services said the ban was effective immediately and gave retailers, including online sellers, two weeks to comply. The

Image copyright Welsh government Image caption The new trains on the South Wales Metro will be “lighter and narrower” than older versions The lack of toilets on new trains that will serve the south Wales valleys has been branded “dehumanising”. Trams on the new £738m South Wales Metro project, to be rolled out in 2022,

Job hunting and interviewing are already nerve-wracking and stressful challenges. But for the estimated 98,000 undocumented students with and without DACA status who graduate from high school every year, looking for a job and embarking on a career path comes with additional responsibilities and risks. Since former President Barack Obama signed the Deferred Action for