(BBC) – The first study to assess how weight-loss drugs affect the whole of human health has discovered an “eye-opening” impact on the body, researchers say. The analysis, involving about two million people, linked the drugs to better heart health, fewer infections, a lower risk of drug abuse and fewer cases of dementia.

The US researchers also warned the drugs were “not without risk” and seemed to increase joint pain and potentially deadly inflammation in the pancreas. However, the results need very careful interpretation. (Read More)