Media Coverage from Tuesday 14th May
Extensive coverage to report from Tuesday – enjoy!
Semaglutide
Forbes – Ozempic Drug Semaglutide Could Cut Heart Risk By 20%—Regardless Of Weight Loss, Study Finds (forbes.com)
The Times (UK) – Weight-loss jab ‘cuts heart disease deaths by 20%’ (thetimes.co.uk)
The Telegraph (UK) – Weight loss jabs act like statins to cut risk of heart death (telegraph.co.uk)
BBC – Weight loss jab could reduce heart attack risk, study finds (bbc.com)
Daily Mail – Millions of Brits ‘should get Ozempic to slash their chances of heart attack and stroke’: Major study hails slimming jabs as biggest breakthrough since statins because drugs cut risk even in patients who don’t lose weight | Daily Mail Online
The Guardian – Weight loss drug could reduce heart attack risk by 20%, study finds | Medical research | The Guardian
The Sun – Millions could ‘slash heart disease risk’ on weight-loss jabs like Wegovy – in ‘biggest breakthrough since statins’ | The Sun
The Sun – ‘Godzilla’ of weight-loss jabs could be ‘best so far – helping slimmers shed 30% body weight’ | The Sun
The Mirror – Weight loss jabs could prevent heart attacks and strokes – saving millions of lives – Mirror Online
Sky News – Obesity drug cuts risk of heart attack or stroke regardless of weight lost, study finds | Science & Tech News | Sky News
Irish Independent – Ozempic ‘can lead to weight loss for years and has cardiovascular benefits’, says study | Irish Independent
The Independent – Weight loss jabs Ozempic and Wegovy cut risk of heart attack or stroke, study claims | The Independent
Irish Medical Times – Ozempic provides heart benefits irrespective of weight loss outcomes – research (imt.ie)
NewsTalk – ‘A lot of excitement’ – Ozempic obesity drug cuts heart disease deaths by 20% | Newstalk
ITV News – Obesity drug cuts risk of heart attack or stroke ‘regardless of weight lost’ | ITV News
Reuters – Wegovy weight loss sustained for four years in trial, Novo Nordisk says | Reuters
As seen in 100s of outlets around the world, including:
The Financial Times (pay per view) – Users of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy sustain weight loss for 4 years, new analysis shows (ft.com)
Katmandu Post – Wegovy weight loss sustained for four years in trial, Novo Nordisk says (kathmandupost.com)STV News – Obesity drug cuts risk of heart attack or stroke ‘regardless of weight lost’ | STV News
Bloomberg (USA) – Wegovy (NVO) Cut Risk of Heart Attack, Stroke No Matter Weight Lost – Bloomberg
Newsweek (no mention ECO) – Weight Loss Drug Works ‘For up to Four Years’, Study Suggests (newsweek.com)
CTV (Canada) – Wegovy weight loss lasts four years in trial: Novo Nordisk | CTV News
La Repubblica (Italy) – Obesity, drugs will be the turning point in the fight against the disease – la Repubblica
CNN (Spain) – What the results of Wegovy’s longest clinical trial on weight loss, side effects, and heart protection show (cnn.com)
BBC (Turkey) – Weight loss drug semaglutide may ‘reduce risk of heart attack’ – BBC News English
Pharmastar (Italy) – Obesity, with semaglutide weight loss for at least 4 years and benefit (pharmastar.it)
About Pharma (Italy) – Semaglutide: Weight Loss Benefits Up to Four Years After End of Treatment – AboutPharma
Sanita Informazione (Italy)- Anti-obesity drug reduces cardiovascular risk (sanitainformazione.it)
Cumhuriyet (oldest newspaper Turkey) – Weight loss drug ‘may reduce heart attack risk’ – Breaking Health News | Republic (cumhuriyet.com.tr)
G7 (Brazil) – Study Shows Drugs Like Ozempic Help With Weight Loss And Prevent Heart Problems And Stroke (g7.news)
Correio Braziliense (daily newspaper Brazil) – Studies Show Sustained Weight Loss in Patients Who Have Used Semaglutide (correiobraziliense.com.br)
CNN (USA) – What the results of Wegovy’s longest clinical trial yet show about weight loss, side effects and heart protection | CNN
NBC News – Wegovy users keep weight off for 4 years: How Wegovy helps the heart (nbcnews.com)
CNBC – Wegovy patients maintain weight loss for 4 years: Novo Nordisk study (cnbc.com)
Healthday (USA) – More Studies Support Wegovy’s Long-Term Weight Loss Benefits (healthday.com)
NDTV (India) – Weight Loss Drugs Slash Heart Attack Risk, Says Study (ndtv.com)
TikTok to talk to young people about obesity
PA, as seen in 100s of UK outlets, including:
The Independent – Use TikTok to help youngsters avoid obesity, study suggests | The Independent
Evening Standard – Use TikTok to help youngsters avoid obesity, study suggests | Evening Standard
The Irish News – Use TikTok to help youngsters avoid obesity, study suggests – The Irish News
Yahoo – TikTok could be used to cut obesity, scientists say (yahoo.com)
Jersey Evening Post – Use TikTok to help youngsters avoid obesity, study suggests – Jersey Evening Post
Wales Online – TikTok could be used to cut obesity, scientists say – Wales Online
DPA – Germany news agency, as seen in:
Yahoo – Use TikTok to help youngsters avoid obesity, study suggests (yahoo.com)
Lab News (Germany) – TikTok proves to be a health tool | LabNews (lab-news.de)
Insects as protein
Parapolitika (Greece) – Diet: Insects on our plate – The factor of “disgust” must be overcome (parapolitika.gr)
News Bomb (Greece) – Insects on our plates? “Disgust” the idea causes the vast majority of citizens – Newsbomb – News – News
Tromaktiko (Greece) – Insects on our plates? “Disgust” the idea causes the vast majority of citizens – Tromaktiko.gr
Makeleio (Greece) – Insects on our plates? The idea is “disgusted” by the vast majority of citizens – Makeleio.gr
Sky News – ‘Disgust factor’ must be overcome if planet-friendly insect food to become mainstream | Science & Tech News | Sky News
Yahoo – ‘Disgust factor’ must be overcome if planet-friendly insect food to become mainstream (yahoo.com)
The Sun – Grinding up INSECTS and adding them to flour could make ‘disgusting’ source of protein more appealing | The Sun
The Sun (scroll down) – Dr Zoe Williams shares top tips for anyone struggling to get a GP appointment | The Sun
The Herald (Scotland) – PressReader.com – Digital Newspaper & Magazine Subscriptions
PA, as seen in 100s of UK outlets, including:
G7 (Brazil) – Project encourages the use of insect meal in the food industry in Brazil (g7.news)
Nouvelles du Monde (France) – The ‘disgust factor’ must be overcome if planet-friendly insect food is to become mainstream | Science & Technology News – World News (nouvelles-du-monde.com)
Dritare (Albanian news website) – This is why we can eat insect-based foods very quickly! – Curiosities (dritare.net)
Medical Insider (Russia) – In order for insect eating to become truly massive, it is necessary to overcome the “aversion factor” – research (medicalinsider.ru)