Missed doses: the catch-up windows, product by product
Every product has a different rule, the oral tablet has no rule at all in the sense people expect, and the one thing none of them permit is taking two.
Injection technique and sites: what the UK recommendations actually say
Most of what goes wrong is not the needle going in. It is coming out too early, going back into the same square inch every week, or a used pen with nowhere to go.
Losing weight after having a baby, without making it worse
The 500-calories-a-day claim about breastfeeding has done more harm than almost any other piece of postnatal advice.
Sleep apnoea and weight: the two-way problem
Loud snoring is a symptom, not a personality trait. For many people it is also the reason nothing else is working.
Storing and travelling with weight loss medicines
Fridge rules, how long a pen survives out of it, what to do at airport security, and where used needles are supposed to go.
Buying weight loss medicines safely: how to spot an illegal seller
The MHRA seized 5,680 illegal weight-loss pens in a single year. Here’s how to check who you are actually buying from.
Who should not take weight loss medicines
The formal contraindication list is shorter than people expect. The list of things that need discussing first is much longer.
GLP-1 medicines beyond weight: heart, kidney and sleep apnoea
Three large trials moved these medicines from weight to organs. What each one measured, and what the UK licence now covers.
Muscle loss on weight loss medicines: what the evidence shows
Roughly a quarter of the weight lost in the tirzepatide body-composition data was lean mass. Here is what that figure does and does not mean.
Weight loss medicines, contraception and pregnancy
There is specific MHRA advice here, and it surprises people — particularly the part about the pill and tirzepatide.