Supply problems and insurance issues make popular weight-loss drugs hard to get
When she prescribes the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, Dr. Angela Fitch sends patients on a quest she likens to “The...
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NHS in England to start prescribing weight-loss jab Wegovy despite low supply | Obesity
The weight-loss drug Wegovy is being made available in the UK as part of a “controlled and limited launch”.The drug,...
GLP-1RA weight-loss drugs may be dangerous to children, UCI researchers warn | UCI Health
August 29, 2023 UCI Health pediatrician Dr. Dan Cooper worries about children and adolescents taking GLP-1RA...
NHS to offer weight-loss jabs via apps that help patients with obesity | Obesity
Weight-loss jabs are among a range of measures that will soon be made available by the NHS via prescription on...
3 Factors Keeping Americans From Wegovy and Other Weight-Loss Drugs
A Statistic That Sums It Up: 15 percent.That’s the median weight loss experienced by people who take Wegovy, a drug...
Weight-loss drug cut risk of heart attack, stroke by 20% in large trial
The popular weight-loss drug semaglutide reduced patients’ risk of heart attacks, strokes, or death from heart disease by 20%, according...
