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True cost of the UK’s obesity crisis revealed – and how weight-loss jabs could be the answer

SPECIAL REPORT: The UK has an obesity epidemic, with levels having doubled since the 1990s. Could increasing the rollout of weight-loss drugs ease the burden on the overstretched NHS? Alicja Hagopian and Rebecca Thomas report

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Weight-loss drugs are a quick fix with long-term results

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: For those able to take them, weight-loss drugs can offer startling results in improved quality of life, and in relieving the pressure on the NHS and the British economy

The Independent UK

Pregnancy skincare is a minefield of myths and mixed messages—think of this as the definitive guide

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UK Sales of Wegovy Skyrocket 2,000% as Dieters Dump Mounjaro After 170% Price Hike

This trend drove WeGovy sales to jump 27 times higher — a 2,660% increase — on Wednesday compared with the typical daily average last month.

International Business Times UK

Rapist nurse allowed to work with vulnerable hospital patients for a year – despite police warning he was a suspect

SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: Two hospital trusts have now launched their own investigations into John Chukwunonso Iwuh after The Independent told them of his conviction

The Independent UK

Voices: British Mounjaro users face a shortage and tripling prices: Think alternatives, not cold turkey

COMMENT: With Mounjaro supplies to the UK on pause, and private prescription costs set to exceed £300 from September, it’s worrying news for the half a million Brits already using weight-loss jabs. Here, doctor and epidemiologist Tim Spector assesses alternative options

The Independent UK

OPINION - The soaring price of weight loss drugs could derail the NHS's obesity plan – unless they take this action

The list price for the most popular and effective weight loss injection (Mounjaro) in the UK has risen by almost three times, from £122 to £330 a month for the highest dose, as of September 1.

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Scottish Labour blasted as Jackie Baillie lobbied by private healthcare firm

SCOTTISH Labour have been condemned after it emerged that Jackie Baillie met with a private healthcare firm to discuss providing eye care services…

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UK Drug Pricing Talks Collapse, Drugmakers Reject Offer Citing 'Uncompetitive' System

Drug pricing talks between the U.K. government and pharmaceutical companies collapsed Friday, with industry leaders warning the standoff could deter investment. Health Secretary Wes Streeting described the government's offer as "unprecedented," but drugmakers argued that it still imposed excessive costs and requested to negotiate directly with Prime Minister Keir Starmer.

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Police staff member suspended over security breach in maternity care investigation

Nottinghamshire Police said information was allegedly changed or deleted from its systems

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting’s row with pharma firms grows as they reject NHS drug pricing offer

Drugmakers reject health secretary’s latest offer, meaning ‘unsustainable’ rebate scheme will stay in place

The Guardian - UK

Offer to increase UK spending on medicines shelved, Government says

Officials launched a review of the voluntary scheme for branded medicines pricing, access and growth earlier this year.

Evening Standard

Mum, 41, Found Dead in Travelodge After NHS Discharged Her Despite Struggle with Postpartum Psychosis

A 41-year-old mother with postpartum psychosis was found dead in a hotel, sparking questions about the care and support provided by the NHS.

International Business Times UK

Diabetes smartphone test could diagnose condition in under 10 minutes

The creators of the world-first app at diagnostics company PocDoc say the test could also save the NHS billions

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UK Pharmacists May Be Able to Prescribe Ozempic Very Soon - We Asked Over-Stretched Clinicians for Their Honest Thoughts

A good move or a damaging one?

The Independent UK

New NHS treatment to bring ‘fundamental shift’ for people with bladder cancer

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Streeting says Labour has not done enough to win over voters

Wes Streeting said Labour has ‘a whole number of achievements’ but has failed to spell them out coherently

Evening Standard

London couple hit with £100 parking fine at NHS surgery despite spending just five minutes there

Parkingeye noted the couple’s car had arrived at the hospital just after 6.50pm and was there for just five minutes before the couple left

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Evening Standard

New software could reduce NHS waiting lists for prosthetic legs, study finds

Software developed by Radii Devices and the University of Southampton hopes to halve the amount of clinical visits for this fitting from four to two.

Evening Standard

Manufacturers given 18 months to cut sugar and salt in baby food products

New labelling guidelines will also help parents make informed choices about what they feed their children.

The Independent UK

The new technology for prosthetic legs that could reduce NHS waiting lists by 50%

The data-driven fittings for below the knee prosthetics were as comfortable for patients as those created by highly skilled prosthetists

The Independent UK

Deadline set for manufacturers to cut sugar and salt in baby food

New data shows that more than two thirds of children aged 18 months to three years are eating too much sugar

Evening Standard

Meet Corey Mylchreest, the up and coming star of Netflix's Hostage

The actor has played love interests in Netflix smash-hits Queen Charlotte and My Oxford Year - now he’s in a political thriller

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘This is not patriotism’: Readers clash over St George’s Cross flag displays

YOUR VIEWS: Readers are divided over the wave of St George’s Cross flags and graffiti in Birmingham – with some calling it vandalism and hijacking, while others see it as a show of pride and unity

Woman & Home

'The world just isn’t set up for us – here's what I wish everyone knew about living with a disability'

Anyone could wake up tomorrow and be disabled, so why is society still ignoring their needs? Features editor and below-knee amputee Ella Dove investigates

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