Weight regain after weight-loss medicine shows need for sustained lifestyle change Researchers found that people who used weight-loss medication regained weight more rapidly, with an average monthly weight regain of 0.4kg compared with 0.1kg in those who followed behavioural weight management programmes.…
Health news round-up: orforglipron, new gonorrhoea antibiotics and record high flu admissions A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…
Investigational weight-loss drug trial shows average reduced body weight of 30% According to results published by manufacturer Eli Lilly, participants taking 12mg of retatrutide lost an average of 28.7% of their body weight at 68 weeks, while patients taking placebo lost 2.1%.…
Managing patients with cardiorenal metabolic disease An overview of the pathophysiology of cardiorenal metabolic disease, medication optimisation strategies and the role of the pharmacist in medication management and patient education.…
‘Life-threatening condition’ added to Mounjaro patient information leaflet Manufacturer of Mounjaro, Eli Lilly has added more detail to the list of the drug's 'possible side effects'.…
Mounjaro health benefits found to reverse one year after stopping drug Researchers said their findings “underscore the importance of continued obesity treatment”.…
Health news round-up: men’s health, AMR and nuclear fuel turned cancer drug A weekly summary of important developments in health news that you may have missed.…
Oral insulin found to delay onset of type 1 diabetes in children Researchers found that the progression to type 1 diabetes mellitus was around 50% slower in infants genetically at risk of the disease who received oral insulin for three years compared to the placebo group.…
How safe are GLP-1s? As the use of weight-loss drugs continues to increase, there has been a rise in documented side effects. But what are the serious and unwanted effects of these drugs, and is Yellow Card reporting capturing enough information?…
Health news round-up: Vaccines, male contraception and medicines mix-ups Senior clinical reporter Joanna Robertson summarises some important developments in health news you may have missed.…
