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UK's weight loss jab Mounjaro might help people get back to work: All about it

The UK government has announced a novel initiative trial to offer weight loss medication Mounjaro to people with obesity who are unemployed, to improve their health and help them re-enter the workforce, said British Health Minister Wes Streeting said on Tuesday. The trial is part of a broader NHS strategy…

The Times of India

Protest as Defib the cat faces eviction from London ambulance station after 16 years

Thousands of people have signed a petition against feline being moved out of his Walthamstow NHS base

Evening Standard

Should MPs legalise assisted dying? Our panel responds

Today Westminster begins its scrutiny of a bill that could for ever change the way we live or die in England and Wales, say Rachel Clarke, Lucy Webster and others

The Guardian - UK

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Patients told: Wait 10 years for ADHD diagnosis on NHS

Adult ADHD services across the country have stopped accepting patients due to ‘unsustainable demand’

The Independent UK

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Woman & Home

AI developed by London hospital can scan brain tumours in 3 seconds

Researchers say deployment of tool could save NHS £1.5m in the next three years

Evening Standard

Weight-loss drugs not the ‘holy grail’ for obesity crisis, says NHS England director

‘We cannot treat our way out of this’, says Stephen Powis, as doctors warn demand could overwhelm health service

The Guardian - UK

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Employers should be fined for unhealthy workplaces, says thinktank

Institute for Public Policy Research says firms that fail to offer options such as subsidised nutritious food should face censure

The Guardian - UK

When veneers go very wrong: ‘I knew I’d made the biggest mistake of my life’

They have become as routine as Botox and lip filler. But what can people do when their dream of a perfect smile turns into a nightmare?

The Guardian - UK

Food guru Tim Spector and health experts call on NHS to make vegan food the norm in hospitals

Exclusive: Trust chiefs face request to make plant-based meals standard to improve health, save money and cut greenhouse gas emissions

The Independent UK

Doctors’ warning over weight-loss jabs on NHS

Health secretary Wes Streeting has said weight-loss jabs like Wegovy could be given to those who are unemployed

The Independent UK

Alan Milburn to be given lead role in Labour’s health ministry

Move reignites row over Labour figures with private interests having access to government

The Guardian - UK

Who are the key New Labour figures in Keir Starmer’s government?

The PM is surrounded by Blairites, from Pat McFadden and Liz Kendall to Jacqui Smith and Jonathan Powell

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Weight-loss drugs are healthcare, not a moral failing

I've never really understood the concept of 'free votes' in parliament. The idea is that on issues of conscience, such as assisted dying or abortion time limits, MPs do not have to follow the party whip. Instead, they can vote as they wish, sometimes guided by their religious faith.

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The National (Scotland)

Unemployed to be given weight-loss jags as part of UK plan to 'get them back to work'

THE Health Secretary has said unemployed people will be given weight-loss injections as part of a UK Government drive to “get them back to…

Evening Standard

Naltrexone: What is the 'Ozempic for alcohol' and how does it work?

Naltrexone is a medication primarily used to manage alcohol use or opioid use disorder by reducing cravings

The Independent UK

What are weight-loss jabs and how do they work?

Everything you need to know about ‘skinny jabs’.

The Guardian - UK

‘The UK is at the back of the race of turtles’: Sanofi’s boss on the need to develop new medicines

Paul Hudson, the Briton in charge of the French drug firm, is a big believer in the potential of AI to transform healthcare

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Latin Times

A Student Was Punished for Using AI to Write a Paper. Now His Parents Are Suing the School: 'They Violated His Civil Rights'

The student was awarded a zero for the project's notes and draft portions, barred from applying to the National Honor Society and was given detention.

The Independent UK

Weight-loss jabs could ‘overwhelm already stretched’ services, NHS chief warns

Ozempic and Wegovy prescriptions are ‘game changers’ but could ‘overwhelm’ the NHS, says its chief

The Independent UK

Covid XEC variant: What are the symptoms of new virus strain?

Everything you need to know about the Covid XEC strain

The Guardian - UK

Let’s get this straight: private healthcare will and must work for the NHS – not the other way around

Labour is right not to be squeamish about independent healthcare firms, but Wes Streeting seems wise enough to prioritise public benefit, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Global public debt to hit $100tn this year, says IMF, as economic uncertainty threatens financial stability and growth – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as IMF warns that future debt levels could be higher than currently projected

The Independent UK

Treatment cuts cervical cancer deaths by 40% in ‘biggest breakthrough for decades’

Cervical cancer kills hundreds of women each year according to Cancer Research UK

The Independent UK

Unemployed to be given weight-loss jab to help them back into work

The new trial aims to gather evidence of the effects of the drug tirzepatide – sold by pharmaceutical company Lily under brand name Mounjaro

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