Anna Bawden

A new triple-action weekly jab for type 2 diabetes could significantly reduce blood sugar and body weight, according to phase 3 trial results Patients

Regulator approval means patients who meet criteria such as having obesity will be able to purchase pills with private prescription

Study reveals positive news, but experts say deaths and cases may rise again as fewer teenagers get vaccinated

Experts say law not enough to stop children accessing harmful content online and more ‘convincing strategy is required’

Polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome is underdiagnosed and inconsistenly managed, according to Nice

Anna Bawden Cutting language courses at universities and schools risks undermining social mobility and vocational skills, former education secretaries and experts in the UK have warned.

Exclusive: Published league tables will rank acute, ambulance and mental health trusts on six measures

Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent Learning another language could slow ageing in the brain by up to 13 years, according to research.

Anna Bawden and Sally Weale Thousands of university job cuts in humanities and social sciences are creating widespread cold spots for languages, classics and theology degrees, the British Academy has warned.

Exclusive: Experts fear rise in education ‘cold spots’ and social immobility as 4,000 academic posts lost in one year