Am I eligible for a weight loss jab? Mounjaro to help get unemployed back to work
Patients will first be eligible to receive the drug if they have a BMI over 40 and at least three of specified weight-related health problems
How will weight loss drug trial for unemployed work?
All the evidence gathered from the five-year trial will be used to demonstrate the long-term effect of weight loss medication. Those behind the study say the results could help develop the care pathways set by health services for treating people with obesity.
Eli Lilly to trial use of weight loss drugs to combat unemployment in U.K.
U.S. pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is exploring whether obesity drugs could be used to curb joblessness after signing a major investment deal with the U.K.
Could weight-loss drugs get people back to work? UK wants to find out
Studies show that people with obesity are more likely to find that ill health affects their productivity and attendance at work.
Britain to study use of Lilly's weight loss drug to get people back to work
Britain will study whether the use of Eli Lilly's weight loss drug can get people back into work and help tackle the high rate of long-term sickness that has become a major drag on the economy. Health minister Wes Streeting predicted the use of the drug - a competitor to Novo Nordisk's Ozempic - could help transform the health of the nation,
Can weight loss drugs get people back to work? Eli Lilly wants to find out
Eli Lilly (LLY) has partnered with the government of the United Kingdom to see if its blockbuster weight loss drug could help get some people back to work.
Could weight-loss drugs boost the economy?
Streeting announced a collaboration with the world's largest pharmaceutical company, Lilly, which will include a five-year trial investigating whether the use of the weight-loss d
UK plans weight loss drug trials to get people back to work
The UK plans to test US firm Eli Lilly' s weight loss jab Mounjaro to help the burden on the national healthcare system. Over a quarter of UK adults suffered from obesity in 2023 according to government data.
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