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Weight-loss drugs and pregnancy, and do ‘skinny jabs’ prevent the pill working

Some experts say ‘skinny jab’ drugs slow absorption of birth control pills as well as food

The Independent UK

How GLP-1 weight-loss drugs can mess with birth control and pregnancy, U.K. agency warns

Today marks the first official agency warning about the possibility of these drugs—specifically Mounjaro—decreasing the effectiveness of oral contraceptives.

Fortune

‘Ozempic babies’ prompt contraception alert for women on weight-loss jabs

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Expert warns these five things can make contraception less effective

A women’s health GP shares the key factors that can change the effectiveness of hormonal contraception

The Independent UK

5 things that could make your contraception less effective

We spoke with a women’s health GP to learn about the key factors that can affect the effectiveness of hormonal contraception.

The Independent UK

Women on blockbuster weight loss drugs warned to use effective contraception

The UK medicines regulator said all women taking the jabs should ensure they are using an effective form of birth control, and that pregnant women should stop taking them.

Euronews

Women taking weight-loss jabs 'cannot rely on contraceptive pill'

Women taking weight-loss jabs are being warned they must use effective contraception

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Contraception warning over weight-loss drugs after dozens of pregnancies

UK watchdog has had 40 reports relating to pregnancies in people using drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro

The Guardian - UK

Pregnancy warning to women taking Ozempic and Mounjaro after ‘baby boom’

The injections have been previously linked to a ‘baby boom’

The Independent UK

Women taking weight-loss jabs are warned they must use effective contraception

The jabs have been reported to have fuelled a ‘baby boom’, with women saying online they have had ‘Ozempic babies’ despite using contraception

Evening Standard

Women taking weight-loss jabs warned they must use effective contraception

The jabs have been reported to have fuelled a ‘baby boom’, with women saying online they have had ‘Ozempic babies’ despite using contraception.

The Independent UK

MS patient’s life ‘crumbling’ after being switched to cheaper drug under NHS cost-cutting drive

Julie Cowdrill said the switch to Tyruko was like having ‘the rug pulled from under my feet’ as she suffered a dramatic setback in her condition

The Independent UK

Warning over unlicensed weight-loss jabs after woman left in intensive care

Weight loss jabs are available on the NHS as part of weight management services

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Male bias in medical trials risks women’s lives. But at least the data gap is finally being addressed

We know some medications work differently in men and women. Why is it taking so long for studies to reflect this, asks author Caroline Criado Perez

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The Guardian view on bias in medical research: disregard for women’s health belongs in the past

Editorial: It is shocking that while illnesses specific to men are studied, those affecting women are ignored

The Guardian - UK

‘Concerning’ lack of female-only medical trials in UK, say health experts

Exclusive: doctors and patients forced to make decisions in ‘vacuum of evidence’ as women under-represented in data

The Independent UK

Warning issued over common blood pressure drug after labelling error

The medicine carries a stronger dosage than it says, posing a risk to patients

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Patients on common blood pressure drug urged to check pack amid labelling error

More than 7,700 packs are affected by the recall, according to the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency.

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Michael Gove ‘wanted to circumvent watchdog’ to push through Dyson bid, Covid inquiry told

Suggestion he pressured MHRA to approve ventilators for NHS is ‘ludicrous’, former minister says

Evening Standard

Watchdog official ‘said Gove wanted to circumvent process’ for Dyson ventilator

The former minister was giving evidence to UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

The Guardian - UK

UK scientists develop DNA sequencing system to fight superbugs

Exclusive: Sequencing will help doctors identify bacteria that cause infections and offer effective treatments faster and more accurately

The Independent UK

Urgent Boots paracetamol recall after packets found to contain a different drug

The medicines regulator has put out an urgent notice

Evening Standard

Packaging error leads to recall of commonly-used drug

Certain packs of Boots paracetamol tablets have been recalled.

The Guardian - UK

MS patients suffer side-effects after NHS England switches to cheaper drug

Scores of people experience complications after change from Tysabri to Tyruko as part of NHS drive to save money

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s not ethical and it’s not medical’: how UK rehab clinics are cashing in on NAD+

They are beloved by A-listers and surging in popularity. But claims that NAD+ infusions are a fix for addiction are unproven, risky – and possibly illegal, an Observer investigation reveals

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