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MHRA approves weight loss jab Wegovy to ‘prevent’ heart problems in UK ‘first’

 
• By Kate Bowie

The medicines regulator has approved the use of semaglutide injections to “reduce the risk” of “serious heart problems” in overweight adults. 

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Patients should be supported with “appropriate training and healthcare workforce development"
Kate Bowie

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Kate Bowie joined C+D as a digital reporter in August 2023 after graduating from a master’s in journalism at City, University of London. She began covering the primary care beat at the end of 2022, when she carried out several health investigations focused on staffing issues, NHS funding and health inequalities.

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