Topic: weight loss
Losing it: Inside Cayman’s weight-loss fixation
Cayman’s weight-loss fixation reflects a health crisis shaped by social pressure, pharma, fitness culture and the promise of rapid results.
Price of weight-loss drug set to rise in Cayman as UK hike takes effect
Cayman residents relying on the popular weight-loss and diabetes drug Mounjaro are bracing for higher prices after manufacturer Eli Lilly announced a 170% price hike as of September.
UK bans use of diabetes drug for weight loss
The UK government has issued an alert to weight-loss clinics in Britain to stop prescribing Ozempic-type medications to slimmers, in a bid to combat a shortage of the drug, which his widely used to treat diabetics.
Weight-loss clamour leading to shortage of diabetes drug
Ozempic and similar drugs have been growing as the go-to treatment for type 2 diabetes in Cayman, but their recent popularity as weight-loss tools locally and worldwide is leading to a shortage of the medication for diabetics.
