London Medical Laboratory

Full fat' fizzy drinks such as colas, lemonades and energy drinks have long been known to raise the risk of obesity, heart disease and diabetes. People who have one can or more a day have a 26% increased risk of developing type 2 diabetes.

Thousands of people are potentially mistaking the warning signs of diabetes for harmless skin conditions. Itchy skin, tingling hands or a cut that takes a while to heal are usually given a quick scratch or a sticking plaster.

New analysis from London Medical Laboratory reveals over one million people are likely to have undiagnosed type 2 diabetes in the UK, yet a simple fingerprick diagnostic test (which can be taken at home) can identify the disease.

Many of Britain's 4.3 million registered diabetics face a critical medication shortage because their treatments are being snapped up by dieters trying weight loss jabs.

Most people assume happiness depends on events, from falling in love to buying new shoes to seeing our favourite team win. However, the latest developments in genome testing reveal our general level of happiness may be largely down to our genes.

Stocks of the eagerly-awaited weight-loss jab Wegovy have arrived in the UK. The injection will be offered by specialist NHS weight-loss management services, as well as some private clinics.

Leading testing expert, Dr Avinash Hari Narayanan (MBChB), Clinical Lead at London Medical Laboratory, says: 'Schools go back next week and many universities' freshers' weeks start on 18 September.

The Government's Covid top-up vaccinations will get underway for everyone aged 65 and over on 7 October. That's almost a month later than last year, when boosters started on 12 September.

London Medical Laboratory, the UK's first omnichannel blood testing, diagnostic and health check business, is in talks with the world's largest Government-run public healthcare system, to help slash Brazil's patient waiting lists.

Cases of skin cancer have soared by 195% amongst over 55s since the 1990s. That means baby boomers (people born between 1946 and 1964) must rethink the view that a tanned body is a healthy body.