Tag Archives: Generation

Younger generation say they have skills to succeed, but almost 90% worry that employers don’t recognise their potential, survey reveals

87% of 16-24 year olds believe they have essential digital skills Yet optimism and ability not matched by opportunity – 87% also believe employers focus on experience over potential, is holding them back London, UK; 15 July, 2022: As the world marks World Youth Skills Day on Friday 15th July, a survey of 500 16-24… Read More »

Can a new generation of weight-loss drugs finally help patients win at the losing game?

In 1992, a University of Rochester pharmacologist named Michael Weintraub published a study on a drug combination that appeared to produce never-before-seen weight loss. By week 34, his subjects — 121 volunteers — lost, on average, 30 pounds. What’s more, they rated the fenfluramine-plus-phentermine regimen not only more helpful than placebo, but also not terribly “bothersome.” The tiny study… Read More »