{
  "id": 6441941,
  "title": "The weight‑loss drug divide: Private prescribing is lowest where need is greatest",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/09/the-weight-loss-drug-divide-private-prescribing-is-lowest-where-need",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-09T16:20:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-weightloss-drug-private-lowest-greatest.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "For many people living with obesity, Wegovy and Mounjaro offer the possibility of substantial weight loss without surgery. Yet data from one private provider points to a troubling divide: Prescription rates of these drugs in England are lowest in communities where obesity is most common.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}