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The Latest Breaking News on Diabetes

A Record 40 Million Americans Are Now Taking GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs as Medicare Coverage Begins

A Gallup survey shows 11% of Americans now take GLP-1 drugs for weight loss as Medicare begins covering them for $50 monthly. Here's what it means for you.

Medical Daily

The Guardian view on obesity: put public health before food industry pressure

Editorial: Obesity reflects prices, advertising and access, not simply weak willpower. Ministers must now act

The Guardian - UK

Government must ‘stand up to the food industry’ to tackle obesity epidemic – MPs

All outdoor advertising of junk food should be banned and front-of-pack labelling should be mandatory, the Health and Social Care Committee said.

Evening Standard

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Being out-of-shape raises risk of type 2 diabetes by more than 3 times, researchers warn

15 percent of people with both excess body fat and poor muscle health developed type 2 diabetes within a decade, study finds

The Independent UK

Wimbledon finalist Alexander Zverev is using his tennis success to raise diabetes awareness

Alexander Zverev has more than just defending champion Jannik Sinner to deal with on Sunday in the Wimbledon final

The Independent UK

Men’s testosterone levels have fallen by half in last 50 years, scientists warn

Environmental factors like hormone-disrupting substances may be contributing to testosterone decline, scientists say

The Independent UK

Exhaustion, Brain Fog, and Low Mood Aren't Always Burnout—Here's The Diagnosis Women Are Missing

1 in 8 women in the UK is living with the condition.

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Ozempic and Wegovy Dosing Errors Drove Poison Control Calls from 1,500 to 8,000 a Year

Semaglutide dosing errors drove poison control calls from 1,500 to 8,000 annually after Wegovy's 2021 approval. Here's exactly what not to do with Ozempic and Wegovy.

Medical Daily

Study finds most weight loss drugs including Wegovy and Mounjaro ‘do not improve quality of life’

Wegovy pills found to have less positive impact on heart health than injectable counterparts

The Independent UK

Move Aside, Fibremaxxing—I Tested This Viral Fibre Supplement For A Month and The Results Blew Me Away

Forget protein for a second, *almost* all of us need more fibre.

Marie Claire

Domino’s, Papa John’s, KFC and Burger King ads cleared under new junk food rules

The ASA acknowledged that ‘specific products that people understandably assume are less healthy, are not in fact classified as less healthy’.

The Independent UK

Men’s average testosterone levels have halved in last 50 years, say scientists

Exclusive: Researchers warn of ‘major crisis in male reproductive health’ partly driven by obesity and diabetes

The Guardian - UK

The surprising effect sleep deprivation can have on the body in just six weeks

Sleep deprivation has been linked to changes in appetite and weight gain, but researchers say this could happen in just six weeks

The Independent UK

Clinging to hope when your world is kicked out from under you

Comment: What began as a grandmother's fight to help her daughter get back custody of her twins has become a case of medical negligence and broken systems. She tells Newsroom her story.

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The Guardian - US

Pilot program to provide cheaper GLP-1 via Medicare stokes shortage fears

Some adults aged 65 and above will be able to get the drug for $50 through Medicare GLP-1, a temporary program

Newcastle Herald

'Big shock': after her diagnosis, Karen lost 30 kilograms in three years

'I had no inkling that anything was wrong.'

The Independent UK

Arkansas defies court ruling with new SNAP ban on candy and soda starting this week

Arkansas is moving forward with a ban on allowing government food aid to be used for candy and soda

International Business Times UK

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.

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The Times of India

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.

AAP

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.

Newcastle Herald

'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.

The Guardian - UK

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 Independent 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

Bangkok Post

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.

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