<p>The telehealth industry is booming, but a new investigation reveals a hidden network of medical groups fuelling the rise of online prescriptions for weight-loss drugs. Are patients being put at risk in this rush for GLP-1 medications?</p><p>Also on the show, we get an update on how a decade of research into digital avatar therapy is helping patients with psychosis challenge the voices they hear. Plus, how does the experience of egg donation vary around the world? </p><p>Presenter: Claudia Hammond
Producer: Katie Tomsett and Margaret Sessa-Hawkins</p>

Health Check

BBC World Service

Weight loss gold rush

OCT 30, 202426 MIN
Health Check

Weight loss gold rush

OCT 30, 202426 MIN

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<p>The telehealth industry is booming, but a new investigation reveals a hidden network of medical groups fuelling the rise of online prescriptions for weight-loss drugs. Are patients being put at risk in this rush for GLP-1 medications?</p><p>Also on the show, we get an update on how a decade of research into digital avatar therapy is helping patients with psychosis challenge the voices they hear. Plus, how does the experience of egg donation vary around the world? </p><p>Presenter: Claudia Hammond Producer: Katie Tomsett and Margaret Sessa-Hawkins</p>