WednesdayAugust92023thetimes.co.ukNo74170Aweight-lossdrugthatcancutheartattacksandstrokesbyafifthhasbeenhailedbythegovernmentasakeytoolineasingpressuresontheNHS.Inalandmarktrialinvolvingmorethan17,500overweightpeoplewithahistoryofheartdisease,thosetakingthedrugWegovyweresignificantlylesslikelytosufferfromseverecardiovas-cularproblems,ordie,overthesubse-quentfiveyears,comparedwiththoseonastandardtreatment.Thefindingsfromthedrugmanufac-turer’sstudy,releasedyesterday,exceededexpectationsandarelikelytoaccelerateplanstobroadenaccesstothetreatmentontheNHS.SteveBar-clay,thehealthsecretary,saidthatWegovyandsimilardrugscomingontothemarketcouldfreeupstretchedresou...