ReutersA Lebanese surgeon has described how the sheer volume of severe wounds from two days of exploding device attacks forced him to act “robotic” just to be able to keep working.

BBCA woman who relies on regular injections to preserve her sight said she worries each night she will wake up blind, because of delayed appointments.

Getty ImagesA team of scientists say it is “beyond reasonable doubt” the Covid pandemic started with infected animals sold at a market, rather than a laboratory leak.

Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to stop H.I.V. and for immune system discoveries.The Lasker Awards, a prestigious set of prizes given for advances in medicine and public health research, were given on Thursday to scientists whose research helped lead to the discovery of a new class of obesity drugs, infectious disease specialists who worked on the drivers of H.I.V. infection and how to stop it, and a scientist who discovered a way the body protects itself from infectious diseases and cancer.The Laskers are highly regarded in the fields of biomedicine and are sometimes seen as foretelling recipients of the Nobel Prizes in the sciences.This year’s Lasker-DeBakey Clinical Medical Research Award went to three scientists for their work on GLP-1, the hormone that led to drugs like Wegovy (the same compound is the basis for Ozempic), which have transformed the treatment of obesity. They are Dr. Joel Habener, Svetlana Mojsov and Lotte Bjerre Knudsen.Each of the three honorees played a role at a key moment: finding the new hormone; finding the biologically active shorter form of GLP-1; and, finally, showing that the shorter form elicits weight loss.Of course, as almost always happens in science, many others also played key roles, and the Lasker Foundation mentioned some as part of its citation. And one of the honorees, Dr. Mojsov, is receiving what many deem a long overdue recognition.We are having trouble retrieving the article content.Please enable JavaScript in your browser settings.Thank you for your patience while we verify access. If you are in Reader mode please exit and log into your Times account, or subscribe for all of The Times.Thank you for your patience while we verify access.Already a subscriber? Log in.Want all of The Times? Subscribe.

There is only “weak evidence” that high-grade face masks better protected health workers than surgical ones in the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has been told.

Getty ImagesMany pharmacies in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could cut their opening hours in protest over government funding, if a “work-to-rule” ballot passes.

Getty ImagesMany of the maternity failings at scandal-hit hospitals are being seen elsewhere, England’s NHS regulator says.

There are 21% fewer nursing students starting courses at universities across the UK than three years ago.

Lesley ClarkeFamilies are increasingly turning down requests to donate a relative’s organs, sometimes because their loved one’s wishes were unknown. With the transplant waiting list at a 10-year high, the NHS is urging people to talk about what they would want

Wendy McLean was due to start her seventh round of IVF when her doctor said she needed a hysteroscopy – a procedure to examine the inside of her uterus.