Topic: obesity

Clinical
NHSE medical director 'alarmed' by reports of inappropriate weight loss drug use
14th June 2024

Clinical
NICE recommends tirzepatide for NHS primary care
7th June 2024

Cardiovascular
Semaglutide helps heart failure symptoms in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes
23rd April 2024

Clinical
Mounjaro weight loss service hoped to ease supply issues
16th February 2024

Clinical
Levels of obesity twice as high among children in most deprived areas
27th October 2023

Clinical
‘No known’ Wegovy supply issues, says DHSC
5th September 2023

Cardiovascular
Slightly unhealthy middle aged traits linked with earlier heart attacks and strokes
30th August 2023

Clinical
Government reiterates commitments to prevention in major conditions strategy
15th August 2023

Clinical
NICE lowers threshold for weight-loss surgery referrals
28th July 2023

Clinical
Regulators issue statement on GLP-1 RA prescribing
20th July 2023

Clinical
Time-restricted eating 'no better' than calorie counting for weight loss in obese adults
18th July 2023

Vaccinations and infections
Low antiviral immune response to Covid found in obese patients
28th March 2023

Nutrition and gastroenterology
NICE gives green light for Wegovy weight-loss injections
8th March 2023

Clinical
Childhood obesity programme may be doing more harm than good
16th February 2023

News
A quarter of adults in England are obese, public health survey finds
15th December 2022

Nutrition and gastroenterology
More children on diets than a decade ago but obesity rates rising
20th July 2022

News
Strategy to tackle obesity 'disappointing', say public health experts
14th June 2022

News
Practices only referring 3% of eligible patients to weight management programmes
11th May 2022

Clinical
Maternal obesity could double child’s risk of colorectal cancer
1st September 2021