Getty Images The first study to assess how weight-loss drugs affect the whole of human health has discovered an “eye-opening” impact on the body, researchers say. The analysis, involving about two million people, linked the drugs to better heart health, fewer infections, a lower risk of drug abuse and fewer cases of dementia. The US … Read more
Michelle Sword told the BBC she was “heartbroken” that she had “done something so stupid” A mother of two who nearly died after taking a fraudulent weight loss injection is urging others to be careful about what they buy online. Michelle Sword, 46, from Carterton, Oxfordshire, ordered the slimming drug from an online beauty company … Read more
A drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity could also slow down the process of ageing, researchers believe. Semaglutide, better known as Ozempic, “has far-reaching benefits beyond what we initially imagined,” Prof Harlan Krumholz, from the Yale School of Medicine, said following the publication of several new studies. They found that the drug … Read more
Sydney: People with diabetes may soon be able to replace injections with more palatable oral forms of insulin, such as sugar-free chocolate, thanks to advances in nanotechnology. Insulin injections are a daily reality for many of the 150 to 200 million people globally who need insulin. Everyone with type 1 diabetes needs insulin, and 20 … Read more
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