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Weight-loss drug Wegovy can avert heart attacks - will this widen use?

A trial has found that Wegovy can ward off heart attacks and strokes, as well as helping people lose weight. This extra string to the treatment's bow could make it more accessible

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Blood tests for Alzheimer’s may be rolled out within five years

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Drug that cuts breast cancer risk set for wider use in UK

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Why is there a shortage of ADHD drugs and what can people do?

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Hundreds of pro-cannabis demonstrators march in New York City

Society

Legalising marijuana hasn't been the quick fix the US hoped for

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Research into cannabis really only started in earnest two decades ago

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Why we know so little about cannabis – and why scientists are worried

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Potential new medicine can target proteins on cancer cell surfaces

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MDMA therapy for PTSD expected to get US approval after latest trial

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Men preparing the root and the leaves to be cooked together for the preparation of Ayahuasca tea. (Photo by: Giulio Paletta/Education Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

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Ten Trips review: What tripping taught an academic about psychedelics

Culture

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Huge rise in US overdose deaths from fentanyl mixed with stimulants

Between 2010 and 2021, the proportion of drug overdose deaths in the US involving a combination of fentanyl and a stimulant such as cocaine or methamphetamine skyrocketed

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Technology

Our priorities are all wrong when it comes to new technologies

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Appetite for mind-altering substances is booming among US adults

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Binge drinking hits record high among adults 35 to 50 years old in US

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Shirt woven with metal could help medical implants communicate

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