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Semaglutide injections recommended by NICE to prevent heart attack and stroke

Sofia Lind

01 April 2026

More than a million patients who have had a heart attack or stroke and are overweight will now be eligible for weight loss jabs on the NHS after a new NICE technology appraisal recommended their use.

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