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It comes as the weight loss company had been struggling under $1.6billion (£1.2billion) of debt after losing business to revolutionary weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy.

Ken Doers, 53, from Michigan, saw his weight balloon to 540lbs at his heaviest as he struggled with depression and alcoholism.

Falls in older adults are a 'major public health concern' as they can lead to disability and hospitalisation, impacting on people's ability to live independently, researchers said.

Long waits can cause 'irreparable harm' and have 'lifelong impacts', according to the new report by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health.

Antidepressants are one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the UK, with about one in seven people now using the powerful mood-altering drugs.

Extra scans for some women picked up early-stage cancers that remained 'hidden' during regular mammograms - more than trebling cancer detection.

Taking a supplement nearly one in five Americans swear by could slow aging and help you live another three years, a study from Harvard-affiliated Mass General Brigham suggests.

The Biden administration has been accused of purposefully covering up potentially deadly side effects of the Covid vaccines.

New York-based obesity medicine specialist Dr Daniel Rosen told the Daily Mail that the new side effect can be an unpleasant outcome of the weight loss medication.

Rather than remove Wendy Rappaport's damaged spleen, which helps filter blood and produce immune cells, surgeons mistakenly removed her healthy left kidney instead.