What UK’s first Mounjaro-linked death means for future of weight-loss jabs
Susan McGowan took two doses of tirzepatide, sold under the brand name Mounjaro, before she died on 4 September
Are weight loss jabs like Mounjaro and Wegovy still the answer to Britain's obesity crisis?
The NHS rollout of appetite suppressing injections has been thrown into doubt after what is believed to be the first confirmed death linked to the controversial drugs
Nurse’s death linked to approved weight-loss drug
The death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September.
Lanarkshire nurse's death linked to weight-loss jab Mounjaro approved on NHS
Susan McGowan took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, for about two weeks before her death on September 4.
Weight-loss drug Mounjaro linked to death of Scots nurse
The death of a Scots nurse has been linked to an approved weight loss injection which is available on NHS. Susan McGowan, from North Lanarkshire, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, for about two weeks before her death on 4 September.
Nurse becomes first UK death linked to NHS-approved weight-loss jab Mounjaro
A weight drug recently legalised in the UK contributed to the death of a 58-year-old nurse, according to a new report.
First death connected to weight loss jabs approved by NHS as nurse dies after two doses
Tragedy struck as Susan McGowan, a 58 year old NHS bed manager, died after taking two doses of the weight loss drug Mounjaro, which has been hailed as the "King Kong" of slimming injections. Despite being prescribed to over 250,
Nurse who tried Mounjaro becomes first confirmed UK death linked to NHS weight loss jab
Susan McGowan, 58, took just two injections before her death in September after the new generation of drugs were hailed as an answer to Britain’s obesity crisis
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