Nurse who tried Mounjaro becomes first confirmed UK death linked to NHS weight loss jabs
Weight loss injections can be purchased from any registered pharmacy in the UK but buyers are required to enter information about their health. High demand means the health service has announced a phased rollout of Mounjaro after it was approved for ...
Nurse’s death linked to approved weight-loss drug
The death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September.
Nurse dies after taking new NHS weight loss jab in first confirmed fatality linked to obesity drugs
A nurse has tragically died after receiving a weight loss injection in what is believed to be the first confirmed fatality linked to the drugs. Susan McGowan, 58, had taken two doses of Mounjaro, which makes people feel fuller sooner, before her death in September. The jabs are available on the NHS, but Ms McGowan purchased hers privately.
New health care policy changes will soon affect weight-loss drugs
Novo Nordisk (NVO) and Eli Lilly (LLY) manufacture the top three weight loss drugs on the market, but heightened demand is promoting innovation within the field and allowing cheaper competitor products to emerge.
Weight Loss Drugs May Be a New Alternative to Knee Replacements
A new study suggests that weekly self-injections of the weight loss drug semaglutide could reduce knee pain from moderate osteoarthritis by nearly 50%.
First death connected to weight loss jabs approved by NHS as nurse dies after two doses
Tragedy struck as Susan McGowan, a 58 year old NHS bed manager, died after taking two doses of the weight loss drug Mounjaro, which has been hailed as the "King Kong" of slimming injections. Despite being prescribed to over 250,
Novo Nordisk affirms 25% weight-loss expectation for experimental drug CagriSema
Novo Nordisk said the side effects in trials so far for its experimental obesity drug CagriSema were similar to its GLP-1 ...
Healthy Returns: Weight loss drug race heats up with pill data from Viking Therapeutics, AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca and Viking Therapeutics both presented encouraging data on their obesity pills. Meanwhile, here’s how Americans ...
Clinical trial offers new hope for weight loss seekers
Amid growing concerns over counterfeit weight loss medications, a local clinical trial may offer a safer alternative for ...
Novo Nordisk aware of reports 10 people taking compounded weight-loss drug copies died
Novo Nordisk chief financial officer Karsten Munk Knudsen said on Wednesday the company was aware of reports of 10 deaths and ...
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Weight loss drug semaglutide may offer relief for knee arthritis pain
Semaglutide shows promise in treating knee osteoarthritis by reducing pain and weight, offering a safe alternative to ...
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Weight loss injections ease knee pain - study
The findings were recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine ... While it remains unclear precisely how ...