Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues

Weight loss jabs study begins after reports of pancreas issues

Getty Images Weight loss drugs could help turn the tide on obesity – but there are side effects A study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been launched after hundreds of people reported problems with their pancreas. The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Genomics England are asking people on … Read more

Mounjaro weight loss jab available at GPs – to select few

Mounjaro weight loss jab available at GPs – to select few

Smitha Mundasad Health reporter Getty Images Weight loss injections like Mounjaro and Wegovy are available in specialist weight loss clinics Prescriptions for Mounjaro jabs, to help people lose weight, will be available at GP surgeries in England from today – but only for those who meet very strict criteria. NHS England says while the long-term … Read more

Rival weight loss drugs go head-to-head with clear winner

Rival weight loss drugs go head-to-head with clear winner

Getty Images The first head-to-head trial of two blockbuster weight-loss drugs has shown Mounjaro is more effective than rival Wegovy. Both drugs led to substantial weight loss, but Mounjaro’s 20% weight reduction, after 72 weeks of treatment, exceeded the 14% from Wegovy, according to the trial’s findings. Researchers who led the trial said both drugs … Read more

WeightWatchers bankruptcy: Why weight loss injections like Mounjaro are hurting diet industry

WeightWatchers bankruptcy: Why weight loss injections like Mounjaro are hurting diet industry

Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter BBC Symone, who used to be a WeightWatchers member, now uses weight loss jab Mounjaro Symone has been using weight loss injections for nearly a year. She says they have done what the diet industry could never do for her – free her from a life controlled by food. … Read more

Pahalgam victims’ in Bengal feel a weight lift after Operation Sindoor attacks

Pahalgam victims’ in Bengal feel a weight lift after Operation Sindoor attacks

Pahalgam terror attack victim Samir Guha’s wife speaks to the media regarding ‘Operation Sindoor’, in Kolkata, on May 7, 2025. | Photo Credit: PTI Widows of Pahalgam victims, in West Bengal, have welcomed ‘Operation Sindoor’ even as they come to terms with their grief. Sohini Adhikari, widow of Bitan Adhikari (40) who was killed in … Read more

Weight loss drugs expose women to society’s harsh judgements on their bodies

Weight loss drugs expose women to society’s harsh judgements on their bodies

Jess Phillips and Branneisha Cooper Women like Jess and Branneisha say strangers are more likely to smile at them or strike up a conversation since they lost weight When Branneisha Cooper was overweight, she felt both invisible and like she stood out. Her friends would get attention when they were out together, while she was … Read more