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The NHS will start offering an “improved” stop smoking pill to tens of thousands of people in England who want to quit cigarettes. Varenicline, a daily tablet given over a few months, is as effective as vapes and more effective than nicotine replacement gum or patches, NHS England says. The drug, which fights cravings, was…

You don’t have to follow the news closely to notice that hateful and dehumanizing rhetoric has entered our political and cultural discourse, while common decency and care for fellow humans seems to have faded into the background. As deep-seated divisions, vitriol and even political violence fill headlines, many people are wondering what happened to the…

Since President-elect Donald Trump tapped Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to lead the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) last week, there has been a heightened focus on Kennedy’s initiative to “Make America Healthy Again” (MAHA). One of Kennedy’s widely reported goals has been to reduce kids’ consumption of ultraprocessed foods. “We have a…

Family handout/PA Demi Agoglia died three days after cosmetic surgery A mum of three who died after a Brazilian butt lift (BBL) procedure had undergone a “frankly barbaric medical practice” in which she gave no informed consent, a coroner has concluded. Demi Agoglia, from Salford, had travelled to Turkey for the procedure in January after…

Last year, when Lauren Haydel began her first sober holiday season, she wondered how difficult it would be to avoid alcohol at family parties and celebrations with friends. She owns a boutique, Fleurty Girl, in New Orleans’ French Quarter, a neighborhood synonymous with drinking. But few people questioned her choice. “Instead of them asking me…

The Bristol Myers Squibb research and development center at Cambridge Crossing in Cambridge, Massachusetts, US, on Wednesday, Dec. 27, 2023.  Adam Glanzman | Bloomberg | Getty Images Bristol Myers Squibb on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings and revenue that blew past Wall Street’s expectations thanks to its blockbuster blood thinner Eliquis and a portfolio of drugs…