Next Gen Weight Loss Drugs Are Coming for Ozempic’s Throne
The future of weight loss is fast approaching. At a recent scientific conference, drug companies showed off a variety of next-generation drugs for both obesity and type 2 diabetes. Some…
How to Avoid ‘Fauxzempic,’ According to WHO Experts
The World Health Organization is warning the public to stay away from counterfeit Ozempic, or “fauxzempic.” The agency has recently received reports of medication falsified to appear like the diabetes…
Hey Teens, No Obesity Meds for You, Experts Say
Children and teens with high body mass index should be guided toward intensive lifestyle interventions to manage their weight, an influential panel of experts is recommending. Suggested Reading Automation Never…
The Truth About Ozempic and Muscle Loss
It’s hard to go a day without hearing something new about the latest diabetes and obesity medications, semaglutide and tirzepatide. Usually, the buzz is positive, but there has been a…
Ozempic and Wegovy Might Be Supercharging Your Taste Buds
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, can also tweak people’s taste buds for the better, preliminary research suggests. Scientists found that women taking…
Supplies of Wegovy and Other Weight Loss Drugs Can Now Be Tracked by Patients
As Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly struggle to keep up with soaring demand for their popular diabetes and weight loss drugs, healthcare companies are introducing supply trackers to help patients…
Hims & Hers Will Sell Wegovy-Like Weight Loss Drugs for $199
The millennial-skewed telehealth platform Hims & Hers announced Monday that is now offering customers a compounded version of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and…
Weight Loss Drug Users Are Giving Up Their Vices
Image: Hollie Adams (Reuters) It’s not only food CEOs who need to worry about their bottom lines thanks to in-demand weight loss drugs like Ozempic. Big Tobacco and Alcohol have…
The Newest Obesity Drug May Also Combat Sleep Apnea
The newest weight loss drug on the market, Zepbound, might also help keep people’s snoring down. On Wednesday, Eli Lilly announced the preliminary results of two Phase III trials testing…
No Link Between Ozempic and Suicide Risk, Major EU Probe Finds
The results of a nine-month investigation by health regulators in the European Union should be comforting for anyone taking Ozempic and other similar drugs to treat type 2 diabetes and/or…