Unemployed could get weight loss jabs
How will weight loss drug trial for unemployed work?
All the evidence gathered from the five-year trial will be used to demonstrate the long-term effect of weight loss medication. Those behind the study say the results could help develop the care pathways set by health services for treating people with obesity.
UK hopes weight loss jab trial creates appetite for work
The UK government will trial the use of weight loss jabs to help unemployed people with obesity get back into work, the health secretary said Tuesday.
Am I eligible for a weight loss jab? Mounjaro to help get unemployed back to work
Patients will first be eligible to receive the drug if they have a BMI over 40 and at least three of specified weight-related health problems
Unemployed could get weight loss jabs to return to work
Proposals to give weight loss jabs to unemployed people living with obesity could be "very important" for our economy and health, the prime minister has told the BBC. Sir Keir Starmer said while he acknowledged that more money was needed for the NHS the government also needed to "think differently" to ease pressure on the health system.
Unemployed could be given weight loss jabs in trial to get them back to work
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said ‘widening waistbands’ were placing a burden on the NHS and leaving people out of work in the long-term.
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
Jobless could get weight loss jabs to return to work
Unemployed people living with obesity could be given new weight loss jabs to help them get back into work, the health secretary has said. Wes Streeting suggested the latest generation of medicines including Ozempic and Mounjaro could be "lifechanging" for individuals and would ease pressure on the NHS.
Unemployed could get weight loss jabs as overweight 'take more sick days'
Researchers are looking into whether Mounjaro, the "King Kong" of the weight loss jabs, will reduce sick days for those in work
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Unemployed people to be given weight loss jabs to 'get them back to work'
Unemployed people could be given new weight loss jabs to help them get back into work, the Health Secretary has suggested. Wes Streeting said ‘widening waistbands’ were placing a burden on the NHS. He went on: ‘Our widening waistbands are also placing significant burden on our health service,
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