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EPISODE · Oct 30, 2024 · 26 MIN

Weight loss gold rush

from Health Check · host BBC World Service

The telehealth industry is booming, but a new investigation reveals a hidden network of medical groups fuelling the rise of online prescriptions for weight-loss drugs. Are patients being put at risk in this rush for GLP-1 medications?Also on the show, we get an update on how a decade of research into digital avatar therapy is helping patients with psychosis challenge the voices they hear. Plus, how does the experience of egg donation vary around the world? Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Katie Tomsett and Margaret Sessa-Hawkins

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