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The Independent UK
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Weight loss jabs improve heart failure symptoms in obese patients – study

PA Wire

Weight loss jabs could improve the symptoms of heart failure in obese patients, a new study has found, allowing them to exercise for longer as well as lose weight.

US researchers explored the use of semaglutide – which is sold under the brand names Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus – to treat overweight people with a condition called heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

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