Weight-loss jabs could help obese people control asthma, study suggests

Around 220,000 people with the ‘greatest need’ are expected to receive Mounjaro through the NHS over the next three years (Alamy/PA) -

Weight-loss jabs could help minimise asthma symptoms in obese people, according to a study.

The drugs should be explored as a potential treatment for obese people with the respiratory condition, who are “often resistant” to steroids, researchers said.