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Pete Doherty performs on stage, singing against a black smokey background

Pete Doherty warned he could 'lose his toes' due to serious condition

Channel: Music Music February 19, 2025 By Danni Scott
A composite image of William Howell on the beach with a woman (left) and the Aria Casino Hotel.

Family of Brit, 37, who was 'left to die alone' in Vegas suing hotel and ambulance company

Channel: News News February 17, 2025 By Kyriakos Petrakos
CARLSBAD, CA-NOV 30TH: Mounjaro injection pen on display at Rachel Graham's home in Carlsbad, CA on Wednesday, November 30, 2022. Graham has battled excess weight for years, cycling through trendy diets, various drugs, and even bariatric surgery. she started a new medication, Mounjaro, and now is 30 pounds lighter(Photo by Sandy Huffaker for The Washington Post via Getty Images)

Everything we know about Mounjaro, the new NHS weight loss jab

Channel: Health Health December 6, 2024 By Chloe Gray

We all live with the same invisible health condition — and we’re told it’s ‘our fault’

Channel: Health Health November 30, 2024 By Eleanor Noyce
Gary Ryan: Doctors said I was too slim to worry about diabetes ? then I lost my sight

I had every diabetes symptom - but doctors claimed I wasn't fat enough

Channel: Health Health October 30, 2024 By Gary Ryan

Hollywood legend, 76, unrecognisable after staggering 7-stone weight loss

Channel: Showbiz Showbiz October 16, 2024 By Emily Bashforth
FOR METRO Ozempic

I won't be shamed for taking weight loss injections — they changed more than just my body

Channel: Health Health September 16, 2024 By Eleanor Noyce
Close-up Of Doctor Taking Blood Sample From Patient's Arm in Hospital for Medical Testing

Thousands contacted over wrong blood test results with some misdiagnosed

Channel: UK UK September 11, 2024 By Jen Mills
Ham, Swiss and Arugula Sandwich on Whole Grain Artisan Bread

This everyday lunch snack could raise your risk of diabetes by 15%

Channel: Tech Tech August 22, 2024 By Tom Sanders
Injections for weight loss with Semaglutide. An obese woman gives a hormonal injection into the abdomen with a pen syringe.

Mounjaro is the latest drug on the market to rival Ozempic – but what is it?

Channel: Health Health December 5, 2024 By Chloe Gray
Senior woman drinking a fruit smoothie at home

'Soup and shakes' diet that is reversing type 2 diabetes

Channel: Tech Tech August 7, 2024 By Jen Mills
Rana Mainee: I had Type 2 diabetes but park run saved my life

I lost 40kg to prove my GP wrong after she laughed at me

Channel: Health Health July 29, 2024 By Rana Mainee

Woman died 'after slapping therapist convinced her to stop taking insulin'

Channel: UK UK July 2, 2024 By Katie Boyden
13458491 (Pictured: Tamara Banks) Mom is jailed after killing her daughter, 4, by feeding her nothing but baby bottles filled with Mountain Dew, giving her deadly diabetes and dissolving her teeth

Mother killed diabetic daughter, 4, by feeding her mostly Mountain Dew

Channel: US US May 28, 2024 By Jessica Kwong

How 'Ozempic face’ is altering the way people look

Channel: Health Health May 2, 2024 By Eleanor Noyce

How 'Ozempic face’ is altering the way people look

Channel: Health Health May 2, 2024 By Eleanor Noyce

I’m type one diabetic – my glucose monitor isn’t a ‘status symbol’

Channel: Health Health March 12, 2024 By Eleanor Noyce
Young woman laying in bed and using smart phone.

Not enough sleep increases risk of getting another disease

Channel: Tech Tech March 5, 2024 By Sharin Hussain
variety of prepackaged bake pastry items in the supermarket

The 32 damaging health outcomes linked to ultra-processed food

Channel: Health Health February 29, 2024 By Faima Bakar
Woman exercising at home in front of her laptop, stretching her legs

The 3-minute yoga routine that can lower your blood sugar and stress levels

Channel: Health Health January 30, 2024 By Ella Glover