Weight loss drugs linked to dozens of deaths
- Eighty-Two Britons have died after using weight-loss and diabetes medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro, according to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency by the end of January.
- Deaths include 22 from weight-loss medications and 60 from Type 2 diabetes treatments, with 18 linked to Mounjaro and 29 to Ozempic, Rybelsus, or Wegovy.
- The MHRA reports nearly 400 hospitalizations due to these drugs and warns of severe side effects, including pancreatitis and dehydration.
- Family members of a deceased man linked to Mounjaro are calling for an investigation into the drug's safety, expressing concern over its potential risks when widely prescribed.
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Britain: 82 deaths due to "weight loss drugs"
Shafaq News/ British health authorities revealed on Monday that 82 people died after taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. According to official figures, the number of Britons who died after using weight loss drugs and treating type 2 diabetes, such as Ozempic and Mounjaro, has risen to 82 deaths. The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) confirmed that "this number includes deaths recorded until the end of …


Fat jabs linked to 82 deaths as experts issue warning over weight loss drugs
SOME 82 Brits have died after using weight-loss and diabetes jabs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. The official figures from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency reveal the toll up to the end of January. Scots nurse Susan McGowan, 58, died after taking low-dose injections of Mounjaro over a fortnight AlamyThe Sun discovered 82 British deaths were linked to anti-fat jabs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro[/caption] The disclosure comes …
NHS warning after deaths tied to obesity drugs - Juta MedicalBrief
The medical director of the NHS has warned that 82 people in the UK have died after taking drugs for diabetes and weight loss, after new figures released by the country’s medicines regulator. The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) revealed that fatalities associated with the use of GLP-1RA receptor agonist drugs like Mounjaro, Wegovy and Ozempic – up to 31 January – included 22 deaths where the victim was using the drugs …
Queer Eye's Jonathan Van Ness Shares Before and After Weight Loss Pics
Queer Eye star Jonathan Van Ness is giving fans an inside look at his weight-loss journey and the progress he has made. “Lost 66 pounds!” the hair stylist and reality star, 37, wrote via his Instagram Story on Sunday, February 23, alongside side-by-side mirror selfies showing off his weight loss. Last month, Van Ness revealed in a post via TikTok that he had been using a GLP-1, a category of medication that includes Ozempic and is used to treat …
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