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Weight Loss Injections

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  • Speech-to-text
  • British Sign Language interpreted
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Claudia Hammond, Photo: Ezster Bonyi. Source: Wellcome Collection. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0).

What you’ll do

Join Claudia Hammond and a panel of experts as they discuss the latest evidence on weight loss injections. 

Medications such as Ozempic and Wegovy are proven to be highly effective for weight management. They are also increasingly being found to treat other conditions and reduce the risk of disease. But these drugs can come with significant side effects, and challenges remain around access, availability and misuse. 

Claudia will explore both the potential and negatives of weight loss injections with the panel, asking whether they really are the next wonder drug. Audience members will have the chance to ask questions.

The event will be recorded and edited into a programme to be broadcast on the BBC World Service as part of ‘The Evidence’ series. Afterwards, the episode will be available to listen to on the BBC website.

Dates

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Need to know

Location

We’ll be in the Reading Room on level 2. You can walk up the spiral staircase to the Reading Room door, or take the lift up and then head left from the Library Desk.

Place not guaranteed

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Waiting list

If this event is fully booked, you may still be able to attend. We will operate a waiting list, which opens 30 minutes before this event starts. Arrive early, and we’ll give you a numbered ticket. If there are any unfilled places just before the start time, we will invite you to enter in order of ticket number.

Speech-to-text

This event will be live-transcribed. The captions will be displayed on a screen in-venue.

British Sign Language interpreted

This event will have British Sign Language interpretation.

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Claudia Hammond

Presenter

Claudia Hammond is an award-winning broadcaster, writer and psychology lecturer. She is the presenter of ‘All in the Mind’ and ‘Mind Changers’ on BBC Radio 4, and ‘The Evidence’ and ‘Health Check’ on the BBC World Service.

Barbara McGowan

Speaker

Barbara is a Consultant Endocrinologist and Professor of Endocrinology and Diabetes at Guy's and St Thomas’ Hospital in London, where she also leads the medical obesity service. Her research focuses on gut hormones and the development of new drug treatments for obesity.

Adrian Brown

Speaker

Adrian is a Senior Research Fellow and Lecturer in Nutrition and Dietetics in the Centre of Obesity Research at University College London. He is also a Senior Specialist Weight Management and Bariatric dietitian with over 18 years of clinical experience.

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John Wilding

Speaker

John is a consultant physician who also leads clinical research into obesity, diabetes and endocrinology at the University of Liverpool. He leads specialist services for severe obesity at University Hospital Aintree in Liverpool.

Giles Yeo

Speaker

Giles is a Professor of Molecular Neuroendocrinology and Programme Leader at the MRC Metabolic Diseases Unit in Cambridge, where his research focuses on the genetics of feeding behaviour and body weight. He is also a fellow of Wolfson College, Honorary President of the British Dietetic Association, and a broadcaster and author, with books including 'Gene Eating' and 'Why Calories Don’t Count'. In recognition of his work, he was awarded an MBE in 2020 and the Society for Endocrinology Medal in 2022.

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Cheri Ferguson

Speaker

Cheri is 43 years old and has struggled with her weight for over 30 years. She is a Contracts Administrator in the waste industry and lives in Burnham, Buckinghamshire, with her partner and cat.

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Sharan Thind

British Sign Language interpreter

Sharan has worked as a Sign Language Interpreter for over 15 years, including 10 years with Wellcome Collection. Based in London, she takes a holistic approach to her work and enjoys bringing to life, through her interpretation, the experiences that Wellcome Collection offers for all to enjoy. NRCPD number: 1011797.