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More smokers are buying tobacco from illicit sources
More smokers are buying tobacco from illicit sources

More smokers are buying tobacco from illicit sources

The proportion of UK smokers purchasing any cigarettes or tobacco from illicit sources has almost doubled since 2023, according to a new study led by UCL researchers.

16 Jul 2026

Weight loss drugs could help with binge eating disorder
Weight loss drugs could help with binge eating disorder

Weight loss drugs could help with binge eating disorder

Drugs commonly used for weight loss, known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, have been found to reduce the key symptoms of binge eating disorder, in a new review of evidence led by UCL researchers.

16 Jul 2026

New clues raise hopes for better treatment of RSV in babies
New clues raise hopes for better treatment of RSV in babies

New clues raise hopes for better treatment of RSV in babies

Future therapies for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) must target both the virus and its immune response to ensure babies get the best possible outcomes, finds a new study by researchers at UCL and Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (GOSH).

15 Jul 2026

Around the faculty

Vitality Deputy CEO joins UCL's Global Business School for Health External Advisory Board as Chair
Vitality Deputy CEO joins UCL's Global Business School for Health External Advisory Board as Chair

Vitality Deputy CEO joins UCL's Global Business School for Health External Advisory Board as Chair

Dr Broomberg will lead the External Advisory Board as UCL GBSH looks to build on its first five years of impact to continue to shape the future of health leadership worldwide.

17 Jul 2026

Public Health Disrupted goes live for UCL200
Public Health Disrupted goes live for UCL200

Public Health Disrupted goes live for UCL200

For the first time in its six-season history, Public Health Disrupted was recorded in front of a live audience for UCL200.

15 Jul 2026

UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health welcomes students to Biomedical Sciences Summer School
UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health welcomes students to Biomedical Sciences Summer School

UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health welcomes students to Biomedical Sciences Summer School

UCL EGA Institute for Women's Health were delighted to welcome students from four secondary schools to our Biomedical Sciences Summer School, which was held from 6-10 July.

15 Jul 2026