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Weight-loss jabs: Wes Streeting pledges to do more to stop people being ‘priced out’

The Health Secretary said he was really concerned about the rising costs of the jabs.

Evening Standard · Sep 3, 2025

Energy drinks crackdown sees Prime and Monster banned for under-16s

Around 100,000 children are thought to consume at least one high-caffeine energy drink every day

The Independent UK · Sep 2, 2025

‘No place in children’s hands’: under-16s in England to be banned from buying energy drinks

Government to ban sale of energy drinks with more than 150mg of caffeine, citing concerns over obesity and lack of concentration

The Guardian - UK · Sep 2, 2025

From Diagnosis to Advocacy: How Dr. Keith Hersey is Guiding Patients Through Diabetes and GLP-1 Therapy

Hersey is slated to speak at an international conference in Orlando and will address a local diabetes support group in Raleigh on October 1.

International Business Times · Aug 28, 2025

UK Patients Scramble For Mounjaro As Eli Lilly's 170% Price Hike Plan Sparks Shortages, Health Fears

Patients across the United Kingdom are struggling to obtain the weight-loss and diabetes drug Mounjaro as demand surges ahead of a sharp price increase set for September.

Benzinga · Aug 28, 2025

‘I lost more than 2 stone on Mounjaro - but my hair started to fall out’

Rhiannon Anne Griffiths-Bowen says the weight-loss benefits of taking Mounjaro outweighed the issue of hair loss

The Independent UK · Aug 27, 2025

Daily weight loss pill achieves main goal in late-stage trial

Data from an earlier study of the drug in patients without diabetes sent company shares tumbling

The Independent UK · Aug 26, 2025

Eli Lilly's Obesity Pill Shows Big Wins In Weight, Blood Sugar And Heart Risk Factors

Eli Lilly and Co. (NYSE:LLY) on Tuesday released topline results from the Phase 3 ATTAIN-2 trial, evaluating oral orforglipron in adults with obesity or overweight and type 2 diabetes.

Benzinga · Aug 26, 2025

True cost of the UK’s obesity crisis revealed – and how weight-loss jabs could be the answer

SPECIAL REPORT: The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could increasing the rollout of weight-loss drugs ease the burden on the overstretched NHS? Alicja Hagopian and Rebecca Thomas report

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2025

Weight-loss drugs are a quick fix with long-term results

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For those able to take them, weight-loss drugs can offer startling results in improved quality of life, and in relieving the pressure on the NHS and the British economy

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2025