The Latest Breaking News from Weight Loss

Experts warn that weight-loss jabs may need to be taken for life

Experts said the jabs should not be seen as the first option in weight loss

The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2025

Weight-loss jabs may need to be taken for life, experts warn

Professor Graham Easton said much like blood pressure drugs, ‘if you want lifelong effects, you have to keep on them lifelong’.

Evening Standard · Jun 8, 2025

Celebrities with major weight loss transformations -and how they did it

These rapidly shrinking stars have shed the pounds, but how have they done it?

Evening Standard · Jun 7, 2025

What Ozempic and Wegovy are really doing to your mouth

While most side effects are likely to disappear when the medication is stopped, any damage to the teeth is permanent

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2025

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 · Jun 5, 2025

Digital weight loss: How online Ozempic buyers bypass prescriptions

Weight loss drugs can be purchased online with ease, and a boom in sales exposes consumers to risk.

Euronews · Jun 5, 2025

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 · Jun 4, 2025

Dry mouth, bad breath and tooth damage: the effects Ozempic and Wegovy can have on your mouth

Ozempic and Wegovy have been hailed as wonder drugs when it comes to weight loss. But as the drug has become more widely used, a number of unintended side-effects have become apparent – with the weight loss drug affecting the appearance of everything from your butt to your feet.

The Conversation · Jun 4, 2025

Could weight loss jabs raise your risk of getting cancer?

Could the jabs increase your risk of getting a particualr type of cancer?

Evening Standard · Jun 4, 2025

The slimming shot: What price are you willing to pay for a dream body?

How weight loss demand is draining Europe’s diabetes drug supply, as countries adopt varying speeds of approach to medicinal approval for dual purposes.

Euronews · Jun 4, 2025