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Did Trump Get Experimental Obesity Drug? Rep Lieu Demands Answers Over FDA's 'Powerful Drug' Given to 'Unidentified 79-Year-Old Man'

Representative Ted Lieu questions the White House about claims that President Trump accessed an experimental obesity drug reserved for the gravely ill, sparking controversy and speculation.

International Business Times UK

UK parents jailed over 12-year-old son's 'entirely preventable' death from untreated diabetes

A teacher couple has been jailed after their 12-year-old son died from undiagnosed diabetes, despite showing severe symptoms hours before his death.

The Times of India

As Aussie waistlines expand, so do treatment costs

Most adult Australians are actually overweight or obese and that number is rising, research shows, with the problem taking a growing toll on health systems.

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'It's not getting better': leading risk factor revealed for ill health and death

Almost 70 per cent of adults in Hunter New England are overweight or obese.

Newcastle Herald

Drug that delays onset of type 1 diabetes approved in England and Wales

Availability of teplizumab on the NHS – which postpones early stages of disease for up to three years – described as an ‘incredible moment’

The Guardian - UK

Experts hail ‘new age of diabetes treatment’ as drug approved on NHS

Teplizumab is approved for children aged eight and over

The Independent UK

Weight-loss drugs may also help boost men’s fertility, study finds

GLP-1 drugs ‘may improve reproductive hormones and semen parameters’, scientists say

The Independent UK

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Diabetes, hypertension, cholesterol 'biggest burden' on B30 healthcare

Non-communicable diseases (NCDs) were the biggest burden on the universal healthcare system in fiscal 2025, with high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes accounting for the largest number of patient visits.

Bangkok Post

French NutriNet-Santé Study: Natural Food Color Additives Linked to 38–49% Higher Type 2 Diabetes Risk and Increased Cancer Rates

French NutriNet-Santé studies: natural food colorants linked to 38–49% higher T2D risk and 14–32% higher cancer risk. Beta-carotene, curcumin, anthocyanins all implicated.

Medical Daily

The Sweetener Marketed to Diabetics May Be Silently Harming Their Livers. New Research from WashU Explains How.

Washington University Medicine study in Science Signaling: sorbitol converts to fructose in the liver when gut bacteria are overwhelmed, triggering fatty liver disease.

Medical Daily

Going Completely Sugar-Free May Actually Be Making You Less Healthy. A New Study Shows Why Total Elimination Can Backfire.

ENDO 2026 / Dasman Diabetes Institute: sucrose-free low-fat mice diet produced worse blood sugar, insulin resistance, gut dysbiosis, and fatty liver vs. moderate-sucrose controls.

Medical Daily

'Not fat and lazy': painful syndrome prevents women from losing weight

The condition, which affects fat cells, is 'resistant to diet and exercise'.

Newcastle Herald

GLP-1 Users Walk 560 Fewer Steps Per Day After Starting Ozempic or Wegovy, Fitbit Study Presented at ENDO 2026 Finds

ENDO 2026 study of 753 GLP-1 users found steps dropped 560/day and exercise fell 6 min/day after starting Ozempic or Wegovy. Muscle loss risk is the concern.

Medical Daily

FiberSense Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System obtains CE mark as commercial launch preparations begin

BASEL, Switzerland, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- FiberSense AG ("FiberSense") today announced that the FiberSense Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) System has obtained CE marking under Regulation (EU) 2017/745 as a Class IIb medical device. The system is intended for the continuous monitoring of blood sugar levels and glucose trends in…

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Intensive Lifestyle Changes Reduce Risk of Multimorbidity by 25 Percent in Adults with Prediabetes, 20-Year JAMA Study Reveals

A 20-year NIH study published in JAMA June 15, 2026 found intensive lifestyle changes cut multimorbidity risk by 25% in adults with prediabetes.

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SA:'Lost his will': daughter on trial after parents' death

An elderly woman who died had many medical conditions, and her husband may have "lost his will to live", a lawyer for a daughter accused of killing them says.

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'Lost his will': daughter on trial after parents' death

An elderly woman who died had many medical conditions, and her husband may have "lost his will to live", a lawyer for a daughter accused of killing them says.

International Business Times

Rethinking Insulin at Its Core: Hua Tu on How Stability Innovation Is Shaping the Next Generation of Diabetes Care

Every individual living with type 1 diabetes understands the discipline the condition demands. Even minor deviations can result in significant fluctuations in glucose levels.

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"American Diabetes Association Ejects Researchers from Conference for Sharing Editorial from Its Own Journal"

Aaron Terr (FIRE) reports, based on accounts from various publications. Some excerpts: The incident occurred outside a conference hall where… The post "American Diabetes Association Ejects Researchers from Conference for Sharing Editorial from Its Own Journal" appeared first on Reason.com.

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Embattled surgeon lied about reason for fatal surgery

Evidence by the surgeon partner of former Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been slammed by an inquiry into the death of one of his patients.

The Guardian - UK

Is the growing use of GLP-1s reshaping ideas of Black beauty?

People across the Black diaspora are increasingly turning to weight-loss drugs. How might this reshape our health, wellbeing and body image?

The Independent UK

New daily weight loss pill helps people shed 10 per cent of body weight

The pill doesn’t have the fasting requirements of many other weight loss drugs

Evening Standard

Think you know how to eat on GLP-1s? You need more than a basic 101…

The weight-loss drug comes with risks, so the right diet is crucial, Dr Federica Amati tells Jessica Burrell

The Independent UK

Muscle-boosting drug could help retain lean tissue when using weight-loss jabs

Researchers found the use of a lab-made antibody can help retain lean body mass when using weight-loss jabs

The Independent UK

Attorneys urge release of mosque leader, saying he's been denied diabetes care in ICE custody

Attorneys for the president of Wisconsin's largest mosque say he is being denied basic medical care for diabetes and has lost 30 pounds since he was taken into custody two months ago by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement

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