Serena Williams, one of the most successful athletes of all time, has spoken out about using weight loss drugs – she says, to lift the “stigma” around using such medication. Will her outspoken comments instil a new sense of confidence in those using the drugs? And could her honesty quieten the critics? The 43-year-old tennis … Read more
Philippa Roxby Health reporter Getty Images Treatment for millions of people with type 2 diabetes should be more personalised, with greater access to newer medicines, including weight-loss drugs, the healthcare assessment body for England, Wales and Northern Ireland has recommended. It calls the move “the biggest shake-up” in type 2 diabetes care in a decade. … Read more
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A woman who purchased weight-loss jab Mounjaro online says she is now considering coming off the drug, as she believe it is causing her to lose hair. Rebecca Quarmby lost two stone (12.7kg) on a Slimming World programme, but decided to opt for the jab to lose further weight. She told the BBC’s Natalie Bell … Read more
Philippa Roxby and Elena Bailey Health reporters Getty Images Women using weight-loss jabs are being advised to stop if they are trying for a baby, have fallen pregnant or are breastfeeding. Drug safety experts in the UK say it’s not known whether taking the medicines, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, could harm an unborn baby. … Read more
Annabel Rackham and Elena Bailey Health reporters, BBC News Getty Images Weight-loss jabs will now require stricter prescribing criteria for online pharmacies Online pharmacies will now have to employ stricter checks to stop people who are already a healthy weight or have a history of eating disorders buying weight-loss jabs. They will no longer be … Read more
Thomas Mackintosh BBC News Getty Images The National Pharmacy Association said it was aware of people, whose body weight is already low, being wrongly prescribed drugs Pharmacy leaders have issued a fresh warning over the online sale of weight-loss jabs insisting there is still a risk to patient safety. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has … Read more
BBC Ray says he feels “lucky” to have had access to the drug via the NHS, especially now he is a granddad to Willow Ray, 62 from south London, became one of the first patients to receive the weight-loss jab Wegovy on the NHS last year and has lost 14kg (just over two stone) in … Read more
HANDOUT Alix Harvey started taking the weight-loss drug in May this year Weight-loss drug Mounjaro is set to be rolled out on the NHS in England from March. It is one of many weight-loss drugs that have become increasingly popular in recent years, and are sold privately by clinics and pharmacies. BBC News spoke to … Read more