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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Audrey Liza M. Nolasco

Doctors Sound Alarm as Popular Weight Loss Drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro Are Linked to Sudden Hair Loss

Researchers are raising concerns that popular weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Mounjaro may be linked to an increased risk of hair loss. (Credit: Sky News YOUTUBE SCREENSHOT)

Medical researchers have sounded fresh alarms regarding popular weight-loss and diabetes medications, revealing a tangible link between GLP-1 receptor agonists like Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro and an increased risk of sudden hair loss.

A landmark study analysing electronic patient data from roughly 50,000 adults at the University of Pennsylvania Health System has strengthened long-standing safety signals monitored by regulators in both the United Kingdom and the United States.

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