A commentary paper published in Addiction Biology looks at cannabis use causing chromosomal damage and increasing cancer risk. Prof Wayne Hall, Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Youth Substance ...

‘Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population representative studies with 141 million participants’ by the NCD Risk Factor ...

Scientists comment on the NHS rollout of the ‘stop-smoking’ pill Varenicline. Dr Sarah Jackson, Principal Research Fellow at the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, said: ...

Scientists comment on the UK Government’s announcement on nationally determined contributions at COP29. Dr Caterina Brandmayr, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute – Climate ...

Scientists comment on the risks and benefits of tirzepatide (Mounjaro) after a UK death linked to the drug. Prof Naveed Sattar, Professor of Cardiometabolic Medicine/Honorary Consultant, University of ...

Commissioned by the Chief Medical Officer for England, the UK National Statistician and NHS England’s National Director for Transformation, the Sudlow review sets out a bold vision for overcoming the ...

“Understanding Patient Data welcomes the publication of the Sudlow Review and its assertion that health data should be recognised as critical national infrastructure. The UK is uniquely positioned to ...

Journalists came to this SMC briefing to hear from experts from NICE who will discuss and answer your questions about the details and recommendations in the updated menopause guideline. This Briefing ...

Prof Aimee Spector, Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing, University College London (UCL), said: ...

“Trump’s re-election may surprise on climate. Internationally, Trump may withdraw the US from the Paris Agreement for a second time, but that’s not likely to have the sort of impact it did before in ...