Medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy are proven to be highly effective for weight management. They are also increasingly being found to treat other conditions and reduce the risk of disease, promising health benefits far beyond the treatment of obesity. But these drugs generally need to be continued for weight loss to be maintained, so there are big questions to be answered about their use and significant challenges to overcome around access and availability.
In front of a live audience at the Wellcome Collection in London, Claudia Hammond and her guests explore the potential and negatives of weight loss injections and ask whether they really are the next wonder drug.
