#weight-loss-medications tag

Media industry

How weight-loss jabs are changing the way we spend money

Science

Why Drugs Like Ozempic Can Make People Drink Less Alcohol

fromwww.independent.co.uk

4 days ago

The GLP-1 saga is only getting juicier and messier

The FDA warned Novo Nordisk about failing to disclose risks and report deaths linked to semaglutide, while GLP-1 drugs surge in popularity for diabetes and weight loss despite unapproved market alternatives.

Media industry

How weight-loss jabs are changing the way we spend money

Science

Why Drugs Like Ozempic Can Make People Drink Less Alcohol

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6 days ago

The Guardian view on weight-loss jabs and addiction: there is too much moralising about these remarkable medicines | Editorial

Weight-loss drugs show promise in reducing addiction risk, suggesting they may address shared biological mechanisms between food and drug cravings in the brain.

fromIndependent

Luke O'Neill: Weight-loss drugs have been linked to sudden blindness, so how worried should you be?

The weight loss jabs Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy - a type of medicine containing semaglutide - are increasingly being seen as a medical wonder of the age. They bring great benefits to people with diabetes and obesity.

Medicine

fromIndependent

Weight-loss jab Wegovy has 'highest risk of rare eye stroke', study finds

Wegovy carries nearly five times higher risk of eye stroke and sudden sight loss compared to Ozempic, with men facing three times greater risk than women.

#glp-1-receptor-agonists

Medicine

Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users, study finds

3 weeks ago

Medicine

Head-to-head trial pitting Eli Lilly's oral GLP-1 against oral semaglutide underscores efficacy of weight-loss pills

Medicine

The next wave of GLP-1 drugs are comingand they're stronger than Wegovy and Zepbound

2 months ago

Medicine

Weight and Health Benefits Vanish Fast after Quitting Weight-Loss Drugs, Study Finds

Wegovy users have five times greater risk of sudden sight loss than Ozempic users, study finds

Wegovy users have nearly five times higher risk of sudden vision loss compared to Ozempic users, with risk appearing dose-dependent and higher in men.

3 weeks ago

Medicine

Head-to-head trial pitting Eli Lilly's oral GLP-1 against oral semaglutide underscores efficacy of weight-loss pills

Medicine

The next wave of GLP-1 drugs are comingand they're stronger than Wegovy and Zepbound

more#glp-1-receptor-agonists

2 months ago

Medicine

Weight and Health Benefits Vanish Fast after Quitting Weight-Loss Drugs, Study Finds

fromAlternative Medicine Magazine

fromwww.bbc.com

2 weeks ago

Relying on drugs to stop obesity would be 'societal failure', says Chris Whitty

Relying on weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Mounjaro to address obesity represents a societal and medical failure; prevention through healthy eating and lifestyle changes should be prioritized instead.

Alternative medicine

GLP-1 Medication: Everything You Need to Know

GLP-1 is a natural intestinal hormone that triggers insulin release, slows digestion, suppresses appetite, and is targeted by medications for type 2 diabetes and obesity.

fromIndependent

Are people spending less on food when they take weight-loss drugs?

Some individuals who can afford costly weight-loss medications may reduce household grocery spending significantly, offsetting part of the medication cost.

fromThe Atlantic

A New Class of Drugs Is Pushing the Limits of Weight Loss

New amylin-based and combined amylin–GLP-1 drugs can produce greater weight loss with fewer bothersome side effects, expanding medical obesity treatment options.

Public health

Crime gangs in UK start making own branded weight-loss drugs

Organised crime now manufactures branded, counterfeit weight-loss drugs with professional packaging and unlicensed active ingredients, posing a major public-safety and enforcement threat.

fromwww.mediaite.com

JUST IN: Trump Announces Big Pharma Discounts of Weight Loss Drugs Ozempic and Zepbound

During a press conference in the Oval Office and surrounded by many of his most senior aides, including HHS Secretary Robert Kennedy, Jr, and Dr. Mehmet Oz, Trump revealed that two of the world's largest pharmaceutical manufacturers, Eli Lilly and Novartis, will offer weight loss drugs at drastic discounts. So far, never heard anything bad about them, only good about them, Trump ad libbed from his prepared remarks before asking his Kennedy, Is there anything bad about them, Bobby?

US politics

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fromBBC