World Health Organization makes sensational U-turn on Ozempic

The is gearing up to officially endorse weight-loss drugs to tackle obesity in adults for the first time.

The U-turn was revealed in a leaked memo seen by Reuters, after the agency previously said it could not recommend the drugs because there was not enough data on their long-term effects.

The recommendation, which could also see the drugs added to their essential medicines list, may make the drugs more widely available globally.

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