'Bubbly and kind' nurse dies in first confirmed UK death linked to NHS weight loss jabs
A woman has died after taking a weight loss jab in what is believed to be the first confirmed death linked to the drugs. Nurse Susan McGowan, 58, had taken two doses of the new generation weight loss jabs before her untimely death in September.These injections, which are designed to make individuals feel full more quickly, have been praised as a potential lifesaver for the NHS, and there are plans to offer them to unemployed obese individuals to assist them in returning to work.
Susan, who worked as an NHS bed manager, bought a low dose of the drug Mounjaro privately.This particular medication has earned the nickname "King Kong" among weight loss injections and was introduced to around 250,000 NHS patients last year.
Her niece, Jade Campbell, who was present when Susan died, shared with the BBC: "It was so quick. I still find myself thinking, 'has that actually happened?' Susan had always carried a wee bit of extra weight but there were never any health concerns.
She wasn't on any other medication. She was healthy. Susan was such a bubbly person. She was really generous, she was really kind and she was the life of the party - a huge personality.They said she had the biggest laugh in the hospital." Weight loss injections, known as GLP-1 agonists, are designed to slow digestion and reduce appetite by mimicking hormones that regulate hunger and feelings of fullness.They act like the hormone glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1).
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