Researchers found that semaglutide cut the amount of alcohol people consume in a day by 40%, but acknowledged that further research is needed to understand the drug’s effectiveness
Drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy were found to have positive health effects, but researchers warn that data needs to be ‘interpreted very cautiously’
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence is prioritising the drug for people with highest needs to ‘protect the NHS’ from being overwhelmed
Wes Streeting warned of the burden caused by ‘widening waistbands,’ and called for effective obesity treatments to ease ‘demands on our NHS’
Wegovy could reduce the risk of adverse cardiovascular events by 20%, marking an ‘important step forward’ in tackling the consequences of obesity
Harvard University professors say that weight-loss injections could lead to blindness, but suggest findings are still ‘tentative’
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