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Dr Simon Cobbold (left) and Professor David Komander at WEHI have added a new layer of knowledge to how our body regulates sugar.

Forget Ozempic. Aussie scientists found a way to directly attack sugar

A ubiquitous molecule could help treat obesity and heart disease, rewriting half a century of knowledge.

  • Angus Dalton

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Weight loss drugs like Ozempic – commonly used to manage conditions such as diabetes – have taken the world by storm.

‘Backfired’: Ozempic maker’s disastrous trial and its $US475 billion meltdown

Analysts say Novo Nordisk’s new obesity drug may be obsolete before it hits the shelves, underlining a massive fall from grace for the company behind the weight loss boom.

  • Colin Kruger
Community garden co-ordinator Millie Allsopp, in Sydney’s Manly Vale, likes how growing vegies gets her out of her unit and meeting new people.

The 10-minute backyard habit I used as a stress-buster

Growing vegetables is not only a good way to get access to healthy food, it could also be a path to better mental health and community cohesion.

  • Dani Valent
As of 2025, about 2 per cent of Australians were taking Ozempic or similar drugs.

It created Ozempic. Now this company has run into major problems

The maker of Ozempic is facing stiff competition from rival obesity drug companies, as well as unproven knock-offs from China.

  • Colin Kruger and Nick Bonyhady
Whether you lose weight through dieting or injections is unimportant.

Say yes to these drugs. They will save your life

A skinny doctor applauded my weight loss via diet and exercise rather than drugs. I wish I’d told him to get lost. I’d have taken those drugs in a flash.

  • Jenna Price
Cancer prevention

Have more sex and replace your stove: The simple, everyday ways to reduce cancer risk, according to doctors

Eating fibre, replacing gas stoves and regular ejaculation are just some of the ways cancer experts are reducing their risk of developing the potentially deadly disease.

  • Henrietta Cook and Broede Carmody
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Let them eat cake: We have a fix for obesity, but only the wealthy can afford it

The wealthy now collect decades of life in the same way they once collected art or property.

  • Vinay Rane
Obesity and population density

Where you live could add five centimetres to your waistline – but only for some

Research has joined the dots between housing density, disadvantage and obesity, in a study with implications for how we should plan our cities.

  • Adam Carey
Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has applied for Wegovy to be included on the PBS twice previously, both of which were rejected.

Australia to subsidise weight-loss drugs for the first time – but only for some

A long-awaited decision published on Friday lays the groundwork for pharmaceuticals to be subsidised for more patients with obesity.

  • Henrietta Cook and Angus Thomson
Snickers – really satisfies?

Is my chocolate snack making me hungrier?

Why do I feel more hungry if I eat a chocolate snack in the afternoon than if I eat nothing at all? Here’s the reason.

  • Liam Mannix