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Offering the best weight-loss service for patients

Written by Christine Clark | 20 Jun 2023

People seeking semaglutide for weight management from a pharmacy-led service need to feel assured that the service is ethical and legal and has the best interests of the… read more.

How to provide semaglutide for ethical weight-loss

Written by Christine Clark | 19 Jun 2023

Taking time to understand a patient’s weight loss goals and checking their medical history to ensure there are no underlying problems that may need onward referral are both… read more.

Semaglutide: what you need to know about online supply and effective use

Written by Christine Clark | 18 Jun 2023

Online supply of semaglutide makes the medicine more accessible but may not provide the best support or guidance to enable people to get the best out of the… read more.

Wegovy or Ozempic – does it matter?

Written by Christine Clark | 17 Jun 2023

Wegovy and Ozempic both contain semaglutide but are authorised for different indications. They are also presented in slightly different concentrations and dose schedules, explains Deborah Evans, Superintendent Pharmacist… read more.

Semaglutide and how it makes you want to eat less

Written by Christine Clark | 16 Jun 2023

Deborah Evans is superintendent pharmacist and clinic director at Remedi Health, an independent pharmacy and healthcare clinic in Winchester. Remedi Health runs a weight management service and has… read more.

Diet tracking: How much is enough to lose weight?

Written by Charlie King | 14 Jun 2023

Keeping track of everything you eat and drink in a day is a tedious task that is tough to keep up with over time. Unfortunately, dutiful tracking is… read more.

Too few primary care doctors address obesity with their patients, highlighting need for weight loss tool

Written by Charlie King | 28 May 2023

Too Few Primary Care Doctors Address Obesity With Their Patients, Highlighting Need for Weight Loss Tool After finding that few to no clinicians provided weight management care, researchers… read more.

Promoting lower-calorie options on delivery apps could help users select healthier options, randomized trials find

Written by Charlie King | 22 May 2023

Simple initiatives to help people select lower-calorie options when ordering takeaways in delivery apps could help tackle the obesity epidemic, suggest three randomised trials being presented at this… read more.

New analysis of trial of semaglutide in adolescents shows it can reduce liver enzymes indicative of liver damage

Written by Charlie King | 21 May 2023

A new substudy of the STEP TEENS trial presented at this year’s European Congress on Obesity (ECO 2023, Dublin 17-20 May) shows that adolescents using semaglutide experienced significant… read more.

Established cardiovascular disease in people living with overweight or obesity associated with more illness, death and medical costs than obesity alone, UK study in over 420,000 adults finds

Written by Charlie King | 18 May 2023

Adults at high cardiovascular risk and living with overweight or obesity [1] experience a higher number of cardiovascular events (such as heart attack and stroke), are at greater… read more.

Nursing student highlights important role school nurses can play in identifying and supporting young people with eating disorders

Written by Charlie King | 15 Mar 2023

The vital role school nurses can play in addressing the rising number of eating disorders among children and young people has been outlined by a Kingston University student… read more.

Nearby food stores affect results after weight-loss surgery

Written by Charlie King | 12 Mar 2023

Being able to take a quick walk to a nearby food retail store may be a significant factor in long-term weight loss after bariatric surgery, new research suggests…. read more.

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