Sharps injury risk increases as weight-loss drug use rises

Refuse workers in New York are experiencing a surge in needlestick injuries, with 2024 figures already exceeding last year's total. A local department spokesperson attributes this worrying trend partly to the surge in discarded GLP-1 weight-loss injections.

*This story was sourced and rewritten by the HawkSwift news engine from: https://www.safetyandhealthmagazine.com/are-weight-loss-drugs-why-needlestick-injuries-are-up-among-nyc-sanitation-workers/*