Getty Images Weight loss drugs could help turn the tide on obesity – but there are side effects A study into potential serious side effects of weight loss jabs has been launched after hundreds of people reported problems with their pancreas. The Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Genomics England are asking people on...
The new members of US Health Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr’s panel of vaccine advisers will review long-approved immunisation schedules for children and teens. The seven members of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (Acip) met for the first time on Wednesday, weeks after Kennedy ousted all 17 of their predecessors. The Acip recommends who...
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....
“Chemists to give out weight-loss injections” writes The Daily Telegraph as “health officials are poised to announce trial” that will widen access to the jabs. “One in 10 overweight people” are eligible for the treatment on the NHS while more than half a million people pay for private prescriptions, the Telegraph reports. The paper also...
