Weightloss

Gemma Collins’ weight-loss drug Instagram post banned

An Instagram post by TV personality Gemma Collins which advertised a weight-loss drug and app has been banned.The star posted:…

1 year ago

Are weight-loss jabs worth the side effects?

A woman who purchased weight-loss jab Mounjaro online says she is now considering coming off the drug, as she believe…

1 year ago

Women warned weight-loss jabs may affect contraception

Philippa Roxby and Elena BaileyHealth reportersGetty ImagesWomen using weight-loss jabs have been warned by the UK's medicines regulator that they…

1 year ago

Pharmacies to require more checks before selling weight-loss jabs

Semaglutide and tirzepatide were first used to help type 2 diabetes patients regulate their blood-sugar levels.But in the past three…

1 year ago

Pharmacy leaders warn over online sales of weight-loss jabs

Hundreds of thousands of people are estimated to get their prescriptions privately through online pharmacies.Weight-loss jabs, known as GLP-1 receptor…

2 years ago

‘I feel blessed to get Wegovy weight-loss jab’ – but can the NHS afford it for all?

With smoking levels continuing to fall, he now regards excess weight and obesity as the "major driver, bar none, of…

2 years ago

NHS gets 12 years to roll out new weight-loss drug Mounjaro

Wegovy, also known as semaglutide, which is already available on the NHS, works in a similar way. But that can…

2 years ago

Nurse’s death linked to weight-loss drug Mounjaro approved on NHS

She said: “Susan had always carried a wee bit of extra weight but there were never any health concerns. She…

2 years ago

How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?

Now one in four adults in the UK is obese.Wegovy can help people lose around 15% of their starting body…

2 years ago

Why weight-loss drugs may be no obesity silver bullet

First, the NHS has tightly restricted their use for weight loss - versions of the drugs are also for diabetes.Wegovy,…

2 years ago