I have lost 3st on Mounjaro and now my hair is falling out: DR MARTIN SCURR reveals the troubling cause – and shares a NEW jab side effect everyone is missing
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23 minutes ago
- Scotsman
Warning as weight loss drugs could go out of stock over demand
Pharmacies have warned that the demand for weight loss medication risks going far beyond what is clinically deliverable 🚨 Sign up to our daily newsletter – Regular news stories and round-ups from around Scotland direct to your inbox Sign up Thank you for signing up! Did you know with a Digital Subscription to The Scotsman, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. Learn More Sorry, there seem to be some issues. Please try again later. Submitting... More than one in five people have attempted to access weight loss medications according to a recent poll. Pharmacies have described the current demand for medications 'unsustainable'. Many patients interested in accessing weight loss medications are not eligible. Pharmacies have issued a stark warning about the 'unsustainable' demand for weight loss drugs. More than one in five people in the UK have attempted to access weight loss medications through a pharmacy last year, with the National Pharmacy Association (NPA), explaining that the demand 'risks going far beyond what is clinically deliverable'. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad New polling commissioned by the NPA, who represent over 6000 independent community pharmacies, and carried out by Savanta found that: 21% of the public agreed that they had attempted to access weight loss treatments in the last year through an online or in person pharmacy. This rose to 35% of 16 to 34 year olds, compared to only 7% of those over 55. Whilst, 41% agreed that they would access weight loss treatments on the NHS if it was made available to them, rising to 64% of 25 to 34 year olds. However, the NPA warned that many patients interested in using the medication are not eligible to do so. Pharmacies have warned that spiralling demand for weight loss medication risks going far beyond what is clinically deliverable. | Illustration byOlivier Picard, Chair of the National Pharmacy Association said: 'Weight loss jabs are one of the biggest drug innovations this century but growing demand for weight loss treatment highlights the need to make sure this is appropriate for those who want it. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad "It's clear from this polling that many more people are interested in getting weight loss jabs than would actually be suitable for treatment. 'We want to make sure supplies are carefully managed so that those in most clinical need can benefit from weight loss medication.' Who is eligible for weight loss medications? Weight loss medications Mounjaro and Wegovy are licensed by The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) for use in patients with a BMI of over 30 or between 27 and 30 and with one weight related co-morbidity. However, the NHS are only rolling out Mounjaro to patients with a BMI of over 40 and at least four co-morbidities. Advertisement Hide Ad Advertisement Hide Ad Could weight loss drugs go out of stock? The demand for weight loss drugs like Mounjaro and Wegovy could have a negative impact on stock. If this continues to soar, this could potentially lead to medication shortages. The NPA have warned that the demand for weight loss medication risks going far beyond what is clinically deliverable.
BBC News
24 minutes ago
- BBC News
Bedfordshire woman with ME criticises health plan for condition
A woman living with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) said she has "lost faith" in receiving "meaningful support" after the government released a new support plan for the also known as chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS), is a neurological disease which affects about 390,000 people in the UK. On 22 July the government launched a new delivery plan to improve education around the illness, as well as increase funding, research and medical training for health practitioners. Maddie Walker, 51, from Bedfordshire, said she was "disappointed" in how the plan lacked any "real change to improve the quality of life for sufferers". Ms Walker said she was healthy and active before she developed severe ME and was now unable to leave the house without a wheelchair and has carers visit her multiple times a described living with the condition as "mind-numbing" and that she felt "despondent". The condition's symptoms include fatigue, muscle and joint weakness, cognitive dysfunction and post-exertional malaise. Misdiagnosis Ms Walker was initially diagnosed with fibromyalgia with fatigue, a condition causing muscular pain all over the body. As a result of the crossover in symptoms, Ms Walker's ME was not recognised initially, leading her to be recommended treatment that was not tailored to both conditions."Something I feel really strongly about is people being given the right information at the point of diagnosis because if I had known what I was doing was harmful, I might not be in this situation."Ms Walker said she has a "terrible, really poor quality of life" and that "hundreds of thousands of people have once again been let down" by the new delivery plan. "We just aren't important enough," she said. The ME Association (MEA) said the government must go "much further" to improve medical care and funding for "much needed" biomedical research. It added that currently most research studies for ME/CFS are funded by the charity added there were numerous strengths to the plan, including the approach to broaden education about the illness in the NHS and in schools. Dr Charles Shepherd, a medical adviser with the MEA, said the plan does not align with the 2021 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines, which suggested making referral services more accessible in hospitals. Ashley Dalton, the MP for West Lancashire and minister for public health and prevention, said: "[The] plan will help tackle the stigma and lack of awareness of this condition through improved training for NHS staff." A spokesperson of Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) said: "We acknowledge there is more to be done and will continue to build on the foundations of these actions well beyond the publication of this plan."There was a "clear commitment" to achieving "meaningful change" for the ME/CFS community, it using neighbourhood health services, the DHSC said it will ensure patients can access quality care closer to home. Follow Northamptonshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
The Independent
an hour ago
- The Independent
UN report reveals alarming rise in Africa's food insecurity despite global improvements
Food insecurity is rising in many parts of Africa, with the number of people unable to afford a healthy diet surpassing 1 billion — some two-thirds of the continent's population — in 2024, according to a United Nations report published Monday. The prevalence of moderate or severe food insecurity in Africa is more than double the global average of 28%, whereas figures from Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Oceania don't reach that mark, the report said. The annual report, produced by five U.N. agencies, analyzes trends in efforts to achieve the goal of zero hunger around the world by 2030. Those agencies include the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization and the World Food Program. An estimated 8.2% of the global population may have faced hunger in 2024, down from 8.5% in 2023 and 8.7% in 2022, a positive trend that 'contrasts with the steady rise in hunger in most subregions of Africa' and in western Asia, or parts of the Middle East and South Asia, the report said. The prevalence of undernourishment, a key measure of progress, surpassed 20% in Africa and rose to 12.7% in western Asia, it said. The report is the latest to suggest that eliminating food insecurity universally remains a serious challenge. Africa remains the most vulnerable continent. According to the current projection, 512 million people in the world may be chronically undernourished in 2030, with nearly 60% of them to be found in Africa, the report said. 'We must urgently reverse this trajectory,' said Máximo Torero, chief economist with the FAO. A major mark of distress is the number of Africans unable to afford a healthy diet. While the global figure fell from 2.76 billion in 2019 to 2.6 billion in 2024, the number increased in Africa from 864 million to just over 1 billion during the same period. That means the vast majority of Africans are unable to eat well on the continent of 1.5 billion people. The U.N. warned in a report in October that conflicts, economic instability and climate shocks — in addition to reduced funding for emergency food and agriculture assistance — were driving alarming levels of acute food insecurity in 22 'hunger hot spots.' That report, by FAO and WFP, mentioned Sudan, South Sudan, Haiti, Mali and the Palestinian territories as being of the 'highest concern level.' Chad, Lebanon, Myanmar, Mozambique, Nigeria, Syria and Yemen were classified as 'hotspots of very high concern,' where large numbers of people faced or were projected to face critical levels of acute food insecurity. Torero, the FAO chief economist, said the situation in Africa is 'concerning,' driven in part by the failure of agricultural production to keep up with population growth in many areas. At the same time, he said, many parts of Africa face violent conflict and setbacks stemming from climate change. 'These shocks interact and reinforce each other, weakening already fragile agrifood systems,' he said, speaking about the latest U.N. report. 'Conflict zones such as Sudan and the Sahel face particularly acute challenges. Additionally, climate poses a serious threat, particularly to the most vulnerable populations.' ___ More AP Africa news:
