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  • Study identifies antidepressants that get patients well and keep them well
    on November 10, 2026 at 11:30 pm

    Worldwide, nearly 6% of people experience depression. Many of them continue taking antidepressants after achieving symptomatic improvement, among other reasons to prevent a relapse of depression. An international team of researchers investigated which antidepressants, if any, can not only get patients well but also keep them well (sustained response).

  • UK regulatory systems for food and drink identify only around half of processed/ultraprocessed products as unhealthy
    on November 10, 2026 at 11:30 pm

    Current U.K. regulatory systems for food and drink identify only around half of processed and ultraprocessed products as unhealthy—in other words, those that contain excess fat, salt, sugar and energy density—finds research published in BMJ Medicine. But new nutrient profiling, based on official U.K. dietary guidance, classifies more than 90% of these products as unhealthy. A single unified regulatory system, using agreed definitions, that is aligned with this guidance may offer the best way forward, say the researchers.

  • Deaf patients get a raw deal in NHS hospitals, illustrative case history suggests
    on November 10, 2026 at 11:30 pm

    Deaf patients get a raw deal in NHS hospitals, suggests an illustrative case history of a deaf person’s experience as an inpatient, published in the online journal BMJ Case Reports. During his hospital stay, reasonable adjustments to facilitate access to services—a key tenet of U.K. disability legislation—weren’t made; the need for a professional British Sign Language (BSL) interpreter wasn’t recognized soon enough; and frontline staff weren’t adequately trained in how to support him.

  • Government guidance indicates 95% of processed foods are unhealthy
    on November 10, 2026 at 11:30 pm

    More than 95% of processed or ultra-processed food products would be classified as unhealthy under UK government dietary guidance, according to new UCL-led research. The study, published in BMJ Medicine, found that the official public health definitions used to identify and regulate food and drink products in the U.K. varied widely in what proportion of processed and ultraprocessed products they classed as unhealthy, while systems such as traffic light labels failed to identify more than half of these unhealthy packaged foods.

  • Preliminary findings link long-term vaping to persistent changes in lung function
    on November 10, 2026 at 11:30 pm

    Long-term vaping in young people may induce persistent changes in lung function, suggest preliminary findings published online in the journal Tobacco Control. Further research is needed, emphasize the researchers. But the cumulative effects might heighten the risk of life-limiting chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a hallmark of which is loss of lung function—and specifically, a decline in forced expiratory volume in the first second (FEV1)—say the researchers.