Ozempic Might Be a Dementia Buster, Too
Semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, might also double as a brain booster. Research out today describes a link between semaglutide use and a…
Ozempic Without Muscle Loss? New Drug Combo Trial Finds It’s Possible
Thinking about taking Ozempic but worried about losing too much muscle? New clinical trial data might point to a future where that’s no longer a concern. Regeneron Pharmaceuticals announced the…
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…
What to Know About the Link Between Stomach Paralysis and Ozempic
New research this month is the latest to link the use of Ozempic, Wegovy, and other GLP-1 drugs to a greater risk of gastroparesis, a potentially serious medical condition. So…
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…
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…
Ozempic, Other Weight Loss Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Depression and Anxiety
Another week, another study finding that Ozempic/Wegovy and similar drugs may do a lot more than just help people lose weight. New research has found that patients who start taking…