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Voices: Pricing people out of using Mounjaro would be bad news for the NHS

COMMENT: The astronomical rise in weight-loss drug prices caused by Trump’s tariffs could have a significant – and dangerous – impact on Britain’s pharmacies and patients, writes Leyla Hannbeck, CEO of the Independent Pharmacies Association

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‘Being short is a curse’: the men paying thousands to get their legs broken – and lengthened

It looks like medieval torture, from the metal rods inserted into sawn bones to the months of agonising recovery. But to some, travelling to Turkey to gain a few inches is a (very high) price worth paying

The Guardian - UK

AI platform piloted across the NHS in bid to free up hospital beds

The AI tool for discharge summaries is one of a number of projects to be backed by Sir Keir Starmer

The Independent UK

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NHS to trial AI tool that speeds up hospital discharges

Pilot at Chelsea and Westminster trust aims to reduce paperwork and free up doctors, as the UK moves to improve public services via AI

The Guardian - UK

London hospital piloting new AI scheme to speed up discharging patients

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust will be the first to use the technology that extracts information from medical records, including diagnoses and test results, to complete documents

Evening Standard

‘I’d rather die than go back there’: How a vulnerable teenager was failed by a scandal-hit hospital

IN DEPTH : When Ruth Szymankiewicz’s family placed her in the care of Huntercombe Hospital they thought she would be safe. Months later, she was dead, as health correspondent Rebecca Thomas reports

The Independent UK

What is MRSA? Symptoms and how to avoid deadly infection after rise in UK cases

The Independent takes a look at what MRSA is, what the symptoms are, and how to get treated for it

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Reality TV star Billie Shepherd reveals ‘scary’ Lyme disease diagnosis

The 35-year-old said the pain of the illness was ‘so scary’.

Evening Standard

South London hospital staff set to strike over 'Mickey Mouse' contracts

Ballot result showed 98% support for the strike

Evening Standard

Andrew Flintoff backs campaign to increase helipads at hospitals

The former international cricketer was airlifted to a major trauma centre after the car accident on a Top Gear test track.

Evening Standard

‘Hi-tech’ hearing aids are also available on the NHS

Letter: Raymond Antrobus may have switched to a private audiology clinic, but NHS provision isn’t so bad, says Rob Voakes

The Guardian - UK

Patients warned not to turn to fake weight loss jabs after UK Mounjaro price hike

Pharmacists fear rise in sale of dangerous counterfeit medicines as drugmaker triples price of prescription

The Independent UK

Millions of people ‘could be denied weight-loss jabs due to flawed NHS guidance’

NHS BMI measures ‘don’t work for around 3 million patients’, a health analyst has warned

The Independent UK

Mounjaro Is About to Get More Expensive in the UK: Here Are Cheaper Alternatives Available Right Now

Mounjaro's UK price will rise by 170% in September, prompting interest in cheaper alternatives like semaglutide for weight loss.

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UK prices for popular weight-loss jab to jump 170%

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Eli Lilly Mounjaro UK Price Increase Set To Soar By Up To 170%—Private Patients Facing £330 Monthly Costs

Eli Lilly will raise UK private prices for Mounjaro by up to 170 percent from September 2025, with the highest dose set to cost £330 monthly while NHS prices stay unchanged.

Evening Standard

Government turns to TikTok to highlight risks of cosmetic surgery abroad

The move is part of a wider drive to combat surgical tourism.

The Independent UK

Government teams up with TikTok influencers over cosmetic surgery warnings

The initiative is part of a wider Government drive to tackle so-called medical tourism

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Evening Standard

Baroness Amos to lead NHS maternity and neonatal investigation

Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced a national investigation in June.

The Guardian - UK

Eli Lilly ramps up UK price of weight loss jab Mounjaro after Trump demands

The US president had put pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to make drugs cheaper for Americans

TechRadar

South Park season 27 episode 3 disappoints Paramount+ subscribers again with another delay – here’s when you can watch it and why we’ve been left waiting

We’re only a few weeks into South Park season 27, yet it’s on its second delay. Episode 3 failed to air this week, and it arguably raises big concerns for future installments.

The Independent UK

Mounjaro weight-loss drug price to almost triple in UK after Trump complaint

At least 500,000 people in the UK take either Mounjaro or Wegovy, another weight-loss jab, through private prescriptions

The Independent UK

Breakthrough drug that slows onset of type 1 diabetes set for UK release

Teplizumab can allow patients to live “normal lives” without the need for insulin injections

Evening Standard

Drug that slows onset of type 1 diabetes licensed for use in UK-first

The cost-effectiveness of the drug for NHS roll-out will now be assessed by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Euronews

Eli Lilly hikes UK price of blockbuster weight loss drug Mounjaro by up to 170%

The price hike is not expected to affect access for patients who receive Mounjaro through the National Health Service (NHS).

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