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Despite popularity of weight loss jabs, more Britons are going abroad for surgery, analysis suggestsA booming trade in medical tourism for weight loss surgery is placing patients at risk and needs urgent regulation, experts have warned.Despite the grow…
Watchdog releases nine new rulings setting clear precedents for online sellingOnline pharmacies are no longer allowed to run adverts for weight loss injections, the advertising watchdog has ruled, as part of a crackdown on what has been described as a …
Health secretary says the drugs are the ‘talk of the House of Commons tea rooms’ as he vows to widen access to jabsWeight loss injections are the “talk of the House of Commons tea rooms” and widely used by MPs, the health secretary has said as he pledg…
A mountain of evidence has shown health prevention works – but the government as a whole has a role to playIn Lancaster the community nurse Lizzie Holmes knocks on doors to talk to people who are unwell but reluctant to accept NHS help. In Blackpool, “…
Demand for beauty products by gen Alpha customer base also behind retailer’s expansion after tough timesAn increase in demand for weight-loss drugs, including Mounjaro and Wegovy, as well as demand among its generation Alpha customer base for beauty pr…
Exclusive: Three risky behaviours can mean people dying 20 years earlier than they should, says senior doctorOne in 50 people aged 16 or older in England are at risk of an early death because they smoke, drink too much and are overweight, research has …
UK health officials launch study into side-effects of weight loss drugs after increased reports of acute pancreatitisHundreds of people have reported problems with their pancreas linked to taking weight loss and diabetes injections, prompting health of…
UK watchdog has had 40 reports relating to pregnancies in people using drugs such as Ozempic and MounjaroWomen using weight-loss drugs have been urged to use effective contraception after dozens have reported becoming pregnant while taking the medicati…
JU:MP programme included co-design of play spaces, exercise in faith settings and interventions in schoolsA project in the UK which included young people designing their own play spaces has led to what researchers say is the highest increase in childre…
Report ignores common dangers to children, focuses on Kennedy’s favored topics – and will be forcefully opposedDonald Trump’s health secretary and long-time vaccine skeptic, Robert F Kennedy Jr, presented a highly anticipated report on children’s healt…