Prof Sir Stephen Powis says NHS should consider mass rollout of medication to ‘turn the tide’ on obesity crisis
Prof Sir Stephen Powis says NHS should consider mass rollout of medication to ‘turn the tide’ on obesity crisis
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Patients may eventually access weight-loss jabs at pharmacies in a drive to ‘turn the tide’ on rising obesity, Professor Sir…
The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could increasing the rollout of weight-loss drugs…
Drug to initially be offered to people with BMI over 40 with at least four other health problems linked to obesity
Health Secretary has suggested that weight-loss drugs could help tackle NHS obesity crisis
An estimated 2.4 million people are taking weight-loss drugs in the UK, with most of them accessing treatment privately
Government’s chief medical adviser suggests curbing junk food ads and making food healthier instead
