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British firms hungry to join booming anti-obesity market

British firms hungry to join booming anti-obesity market

Startups urge UK government to create better conditions for innovation of new drugs

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How long before Britain becomes an opioid nation?

How long before Britain becomes an opioid nation?

Policymakers are alert to the growing menace of opioids, if not to the most effective solutions


Mounjaro price hikes will make obesity even more unfair

Mounjaro price hikes will make obesity even more unfair

They may also drive lower-income groups to the black market


Why banning disposable vapes might not work

Why banning disposable vapes might not work

It might not work and could have unintended consequences


Elon Musk's term was a bad drug dream

Elon Musk's term was a bad drug dream


Mushrooms, menopause and me

Mushrooms, menopause and me

Psychedelics have been found to combat depression and anxiety. Can they expand the post-menopausal mind?


US drug chief says apathy to sports doping is growing

US drug chief says apathy to sports doping is growing

Travis Tygart claims World Anti-Doping Agency is at its “lowest point” since formation


Martha Gill: how ketamine became gen Z’s drug of choice

Martha Gill: how ketamine became gen Z’s drug of choice

Talk of an epidemic may be overblown, but increased abuse reflects the habits of young people in danger of becoming generation K


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