Health — GB

In Brailled It, the tension and stakes of the annual Braille Challenge are brought to the screen by three of the competitors For the past 26 years, about 22,000 blind and visually impaired schoolchildren from around the world have competed in the Braille Challenge: a literacy test against a loudly…

Genetically modified pig kidney keeps man alive for record nine months The Guardian Pig kidneys successfully transplanted into humans Financial Times Patient Who Received Pig Kidney Becomes First To Progress to Human Kidney Transplant Harvard Medical School Patient lived with world's first pig…

Invasive mosquitoes breed in London for the first time in the UK BBC Invasive tropical mosquito found breeding in east London The Guardian 'Hitchhiking' mosquitoes that can transmit dengue and Zika virus found breeding in UK Sky News Most feared species invading UK revealed as 'yellow fever'…

The overlooked factor driving the childhood obesity crisis BBC

Can GLP-1 drugs slow ageing? Mouse study shows promise Nature Late-life semaglutide treatment slows ageing and extends lifespan in female mice Nature The drugs found to slow down ageing – and you might already be taking them The i Paper Can Ozempic help you live longer? The Independent GLP-1…

Flu vaccine rollout begins as NHS regroups from 'busiest summer' BBC Flu vaccines offered across Devon to pregnant women and children Midweek Herald Flu jabs available now for kids and pregnant women - here's how to get yours Hull Live NHS begins annual flu vaccine programme ahead of winter…

Urine test can spot more than nine in 10 bladder cancers BBC Rik Bryan: New Data Highlight the Potential of the GALEAS Bladder Test Oncodaily Non-invasive urine test identifies 9 in 10 bladder cancers Oncology Central Bladder Cancer Breakthrough: New Urine Test Accurately Detects 92% Of Cancers…

'I was one of the first on Wegovy weight loss pill - the effects have been big' Daily Mirror Lilly Launches Foundayo in the UK as NICE Review Continues Yahoo Finance The new weight-loss pill that helped Essex woman drop 12lb in weeks essexcountynews.co.uk Word of mouth PharmaTimes Weight loss…