This cohort study evaluates changes in cardiovascular risk factors and health care expenditures after initiation of semaglutide.

A large government study shows that Americans’ self-reported race is a poor proxy for their genetic ancestry.

UKHSA says people in most deprived areas almost twice as likely to be admitted to hospital as those in least deprived

Hetan Shah, chief executive of The British Academy, said that the NHS "can't just overlay tech on a failing service”.

The fast food giant used a GP to support appeals against planning decisions in some deprived areas with the worst rates of food related ill health in England. Then it threatened councils with bills fo...

Calorie labels on restaurant menus are negatively impacting people with eating disorders, according to a new study.

Cold snap expected to add to pressure as NHS England figures show 5,074 flu patients in hospital by 29 December The number of people admitted to hospital with flu in England has quadrupled in a month, as health leaders said “huge” pressure in the NHS…

UCL is consistently ranked as one of the top ten universities in the world (QS World University Rankings 2010-2022) and is No.2 in the UK for research power (Research Excellence Framework 2021).

Authors, websites, and apps can use action intent links to implement "Share on Bluesky" buttons, or similar in-app actions. Logged-in users will be directed to the corresponding action view in the Blu...

YouTube video by Christina Pagel

A study by Dr Saul Justin Newman (Centre for Longitudinal Studies) has won the first-ever Ig Nobel award in Demography at this year’s 34th Ig Nobel Prizes. His work reveals fundamental flaws in the

Tobacco duties generate around four to five times as much money as smoking costs the NHS to treat.

The public health grant funds a range of important preventive services in England, but has been cut in real terms since 2015/16. We present three policy options to restore the grant and allocate it mo...