Weight loss, Drugs

Weight-loss drugs aren’t just slimming waists. They’re shifting the economy.
Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy may not be the lightbulb, jet airplane or internet, but their impact is expected to be so significant it could shift GDP.
Novo’s Weight Loss Drugs Removed from FDA Shortage List
The FDA said weight-loss and diabetes drugs Wegovy and Ozempic are no longer on shortage list. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Friday there was no longer a shortage of Novo Nordisk’s popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs,
Weight-Loss Drugs Could Help Extend Life of Replacement Joints
Overall, the five-year risk of requiring follow-up surgery was 5.6% for those who gained weight or kept their starting weight, 4.4% for those who lost a small to moderate amount of weight, and 3.7% for those who lost a large amount, results show. Looking at specific types of replacement joints, researchers found:
Yearslong shortage of popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs is resolved, FDA says
Federal regulators say shortages of Ozempic and Wegovy have been resolved, as supplies of popular diabetes and obesity treatments continue to improve.
These Drugs Could Offset the Side Effects of Weight Loss
Popular weight-loss therapies like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound result in both fat and muscle loss.
Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Can Help Alcohol Addiction
Now, one type of weight-loss medication is proving helpful with another health issue. In a study published Feb. 12 in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers report that semaglutide, better known as Ozempic or Wegovy, helped people with alcohol addiction reduce their craving and drink less.
Ozempic and Wegovy shortage ends, setting up weight loss drug showdown
Ozempic and Wegovy, the popular GLP-1 drugs for diabetes and weight loss, are no longer in short supply, the FDA declared Friday. Why it matters: That's good news for Novo Nordisk (whose stock rose 5% Friday) and potentially bad news for Hims & Hers (which fell 26%).
FDA announces end to Wegovy and Ozempic drug shortages, but it could mean higher prices
The FDA has announced that the shortage of Wegovy and Ozempic, medications used for weight loss and diabetes management, is over.
Patients struggle with lack of consistent coverage for popular weight-loss drugs
Coverage complications are not unusual in the U.S. health care system. But the challenge is magnified for these obesity ...
New weight-loss drugs like Mounjaro are hot right now. Eli Lilly's CEO explains why they're so expensive.
David Ricks said drugs like Mounjaro and Zepbound are priced to reflect the costs involved, patent expiry, and the enormous ...
Eli Lilly bets big on weight-loss pill with $550 million inventory stockpile
Eli Lilly is betting big on its experimental oral weight-loss drug even before reporting data from its late-stage trial by ...
Trump, RFK Jr. go after antidepressants, weight loss drugs. Here's what the science says
President Donald Trump and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said they will be studying the "threat" to children posed by ...
No more needles? Startups are testing patches to deliver weight-loss drugs and other medications.
Local companies are developing technologies that they hope could replace a painful poke with something that feels more like ...
With weight loss drugs on the rise, questions emerge about the nutrition implications of usage
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Fat jabs warning as 82 deaths linked to weight loss drugs and expert warns, only take them if you REALLY need them
SOME 82 Brits have died after using weight-loss and diabetes jabs such as Ozempic and Mounjaro. The official figures from the ...
Weight-loss drugs are about to get a lot better
A new generation of anti-obesity drugs aims for greater effectiveness, fewer side effects, and more convenience.