Diabetes Drugs

Ozempic Settles the Obesity Debate: It's Biology Over Willpower

Weight-loss drugs affect the brain in ways that help researchers understand how the body regulates weight. Source link

2 years ago

Weight-Loss Drug Wegovy Cuts Heart Risk in New Study

Novo Nordisk’s anti-obesity drug reduced people’s risk of suffering heart attacks, strokes and cardiovascular deaths by 20%. Source link

2 years ago

Employers Cut Off Access to Weight-Loss Drugs for Workers

Costs are mounting for popular drugs such as Wegovy, a cousin of Ozempic, and healthcare plans are restricting coverage to…

2 years ago

Demand for Obesity Drugs Has Insurers Paying Close Attention

MarketsHeard on the StreetStrong sales of obesity-diabetes drugs known as GLP-1s could affect insurance companies’ financial results Source link

2 years ago

UnitedHealth First-Quarter Earnings, Revenue Up as Company Added Members

BusinessEarningsCompany sees moderate health spending, but higher costs for drugs such as Ozempic Source link

2 years ago

They Took This Drug to Fight Aging. But Does It Actually Work?

An antiaging crowd latched onto the diabetes drug metformin hoping it would extend lifespan. Studies give conflicting results. Source link

2 years ago

Hype Around Weight-Loss Drugs Shows No Signs of Abating. Neither Do the Ads.

Ads for the likes of Ozempic and Wegovy are spreading through social media feeds, subway stations and TV. Source link

2 years ago

The 'King Kong' of Weight-Loss Drugs Is Coming

Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro could outpace Ozempic as the most powerful treatment on the market. To develop it, the drug company…

2 years ago

Americans to Be Barred From Buying Ozempic in British Columbia

Provincial health officials urged doctors and pharmacists to make sure people are taking the drug to treat diabetes, not lose…

2 years ago