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Can weight-loss jabs save the NHS?
Published 1 year, 4 months ago
Description
"Ozempic" has become shorthand for a variety of injections that lead to quick weight loss.
What was previously the preserve of Hollywood’s elite is now widely available. So could “skinny jabs” save our struggling NHS?
We speak to Professor Naveed Sattar, chair of the UK Government’s Obesity Mission, and the BBC's Lisa Summers.
Scotcast is the BBC’s Scottish news podcast, with Martin Geissler, Laura Miller and Natalie Higgins.
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