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Teenagers with obesity should be offered weight loss drug, say experts

Teenagers should be offered a “transformative” anti-obesity treatment to help them lose weight, experts have said. Academics said that the weight loss injection semaglutide could help adolescents with obesity to shed pounds after a new study found ...

17 May 2023 at 23:01

What is the new wonder weight loss drug?

An appetite-suppressant drug will soon be available on prescription through the NHS. But who will benefit from the weight loss drug, and is it all it is cracked up to be? – What is the drug? Thousands of people will soon be able to be prescribed ...

08 Mar 2023 at 10:48

‘Game changer’ weight loss jab to become available on NHS

A “game changer” weight loss injection said to be popular among celebrities is to be made available through the NHS in England for certain people living with obesity, health officials have announced. Thousands are expected to be offered the ...

08 Mar 2023 at 00:01

Health & Wellbeing

What are weight loss injections and what’s the controversy?

With new research emerging, more questions have been raised about weight-loss injections, how they work, and the risks involved. Here are some of your questions answered. What are weight loss injections? Championed by some celebrities, ...

12 Jul 2023 at 14:52

Obese people on weight-loss jabs ‘should be prepared to stay on them for life’

Obese people who want to take a new generation of weight-loss jabs should be prepared to stay on them for life, researchers have suggested. Studies show that people who stop the jabs – such as semaglutide – can regain much of the ...

26 Jul 2023 at 18:31

Drug regulator investigating suicidal thoughts among some weight-loss jab users

Europe’s drug regulator is investigating the risk of suicidal thoughts and thoughts of self-harm in patients using some weight loss and diabetes jabs. The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) safety committee said it is looking at ...

10 Jul 2023 at 11:36

Weight loss jabs improve heart failure symptoms in obese patients – study

Weight loss jabs could improve the symptoms of heart failure in obese patients, a new study has found, allowing them to exercise for longer as well as lose weight. US researchers explored the use of semaglutide – which is sold ...

25 Aug 2023 at 10:15

Weight loss jabs can cut risk of heart attack or stroke by fifth, study suggests

Weight loss jabs can reduce the risk of a heart attack or stroke in obese people with cardiovascular disease by a fifth, researchers claim. Pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk conducted a five-year study of semaglutide, which ...

08 Aug 2023 at 15:05

Virtual services recommended to tackle obesity crisis

A number of virtual platforms – some of which include the ability to prescribe weight loss jabs – have been recommended for NHS use in a bid to tackle obesity, as demand for traditional face-to-face services surges. The four ...

15 Aug 2023 at 00:01

Weight loss jab ‘significantly’ improves blood sugar in diabetics, study finds

Weight-loss jabs can help people with type 2 diabetes control their blood sugar in the long-term, a study has found. Semaglutide, sold under the brand names Wegovy, Ozempic and Rybelsus, has been hailed as a potential “game ...

02 Oct 2023 at 23:01

Wegovy weight-loss jab to launch in the UK

The weight loss jab Wegovy is being made available in the UK as part of a “controlled and limited launch”. The drug, also known as semaglutide, will be prescribed via specialist NHS weight management services alongside a ...

04 Sept 2023 at 07:01

New 90-minute weight loss procedure deemed ‘safe’ for NHS use

A 90-minute procedure that reduces the size of the stomach without the need for surgery has been deemed “safe and effective” for the NHS to use to treat obese people in England. It is hoped the move will save the health ...

28 Sept 2023 at 10:22

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