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Are weight loss drugs making only the wealthy healthy? | UK News
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👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 👉 Listen to Sky News Daily on your podcast app 👈 Weight loss injections like Wegovy and Mounjaro are being taken by so many people in the UK that obesity statistics could fall for the first time ever. More than 500,000 people in the…
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Obesity rates may start falling this year due to weight loss jabs, seller says | UK News
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The UK may have reached peak obesity and rates could start falling rapidly later this year, Sky News has been told. Data collected by one of the biggest online sellers of weight loss jabs suggests that so many people are now taking effective medication that the inexorable rise in obesity could start to reverse. According…
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‘King Kong’ of weight loss jabs just too effective for the NHS | Science, Climate & Tech News
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The ‘King Kong’ of obesity jabs is just too effective for the NHS to handle. Patients taking Mounjaro lose around a fifth of their body weight in a year and the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) estimates there are 3.4 million people in England who could benefit. But when draft guidelines came…
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Weight loss drugs could help people with alcohol addiction, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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Jabs used for weight loss and treating type 2 diabetes could help people with alcohol abuse problems, according to a study. The injections led to a 50% lower rate of alcohol intoxication in people taking them compared to those who had not been prescribed them, researchers found. They also found off-label use of the drugs…
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Finding purpose in later life may prevent memory loss, study suggests | UK News
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Older people who feel their life still has purpose are less likely to get memory loss, a survey has suggested. More than 900 people were tracked for an average of 14 years in the US state of Illinois, to see whether they developed mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia. MCI is classed as the stage…
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Warning over ‘explosion’ of fake weight loss injection sales online | UK News
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The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has urged people not to buy fake weight loss injections – as shortages of Ozempic are expected to continue into next year. The association warned of a possible “explosion in the unlicensed sale of medication online” and said people were risking their health by purchasing Ozempic and Wegovy (semaglutide) without…
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People taking weight loss drugs to get ‘beach body ready’ risk ‘dangerous consequences’, senior NHS doctor warns | UK News
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People are risking “dangerous consequences” by using “powerful” weight loss drugs to get “beach body ready”, a senior NHS doctor has warned. Professor Stephen Powis, NHS England’s national medical director, said he was concerned about medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy being used by people who are “otherwise healthy” and “just want to lose a…
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Obesity drug shows significant weight loss for at least four years, with fewer serious events, study finds | Science & Tech News
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The largest and longest study of the obesity drug Wegovy has shown people maintain significant weight loss for at least four years, with fewer serious adverse events than those given placebo ‘dummy’ treatment. Doctors say the finding will add pressure on UK health authorities, which currently limit treatment to just two years. Results revealed at…
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Mounjaro: New weight loss drug approved for use in Britain to be available ‘within weeks’ | UK News
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An American weight loss drug approved in a four-dose injection pen format for use in Britain could be available “within weeks”. Mounjaro, also known as tirzepatide, is a diabetes drug that was authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) to help obese and overweight adults lose and manage weight in November last…
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Gamers could face irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, study warns | Science & Tech News
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Gamers could be at risk of irreversible hearing loss and tinnitus, according to new research. A review of worldwide studies involving more than 50,000 people concluded that sound levels are often close to or exceed safe limits. The risk is exacerbated by people typically gaming for long periods of time while impulse noises – such…