Ozempic 3.0? This drug causes the greatest weight loss — by far
Researchers from Canada reviewed the results of 26 trials to determine which of the weight loss jabs are the most effective for obese adults who do not have diabetes.
Could Trump Make A Big Weight Loss Drug Deal?
Trump could keep Biden’s commitment to have Medicare pay for weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy. But would drugmakers agree to reduce their prices right away?
Opinion
Column: Keep your price controls off weight-loss drugs
On its way out the door, the Biden administration is proposing that Medicare and Medicaid cover Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. It's unclear what the Trump administration
As demand for weight-loss drugs rises, states grapple with Medicaid coverage
Over her three-decade career, weight management physician Dr. Sarah Ro has seen hundreds of patients. Many of them are on Medicaid and have become yo-yo dieters who, despite their best efforts at changing their eating habits and lifestyles,
How use of weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic has grown in Washington state
Axios Visuals The emergence of groundbreaking weight-loss drugs is transforming how Americans shed pounds, including in Washington state. The big picture: Nearly 18 million Americans are expected to be taking versions of GLP-1 drugs by 2029,
Should Medicaid Pay for Ozempic and Other Weight-Loss Drugs?
With 13 states offering coverage, it’s already a $3.9 billion cost. Some state officials say reducing obesity will save programs money in the long run.
A woman who lost 100 pounds on semaglutide shared 3 ways the holiday season has changed — including not feeling the need to diet in the new year
At her Thanksgiving table in 2024, half of Ashley Dunham's guests were on a GLP-1 weight loss drug. She made green beans for ...
The Washington Post29d
Age and the new weight-loss drugs
Are you wondering whether you’re a candidate for one of the newer weight-loss drugs, semaglutide (Wegovy ... Center at Weill Cornell Medicine in New York City. This helps control blood sugar.
Medscape20d
A New Weight Loss Drug With No Side Effects? Yes…So Far
Another big one is muscle loss. A new ... weight loss,” Gerhart-Hines said. He explained that GLP-1 agonists don’t work quite as well for weight loss in people with diabetes because the ...
Psychology Today15d
Can the New Weight-Loss Drugs Also Fight Depression?
Compounded by the equally sudden banning of the weight loss drug, phen-fen (phentermine-fenfluramine ... there remained no new promising pharmaceutical agents addressing obesity.
MarketWatch18d
Ozempic parent’s stock having worst day since the 1980s as new weight-loss drug disappoints
The U.S.-listed shares of Novo Nordisk A.S. were plunging toward their worst day in decades on Friday after the results from a late-stage trial showed that the Danish company’s new weight-loss ...
Jelly Roll, Jessica Simpson, Kathy Bates showed off dramatic 100-pound weight losses in 2024
Marvel actor Dave Bautista admitted in 2024 that he was “killing” himself to maintain his 75-pound weight loss. “I started ...
Psychology Today15d
Three Ways New Weight Loss Drugs May Improve Depression
Compounded by the equally sudden banning of the weight loss drug, phen-fen (phentermine-fenfluramine ... there remained no new promising pharmaceutical agents addressing obesity.
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Drugs may reverse America's obesity crisis in 2025
For the first time in a decade, U.S. obesity rates have begun to decline, raising hopes that the nation may be turning a corner in its battle against the obesity epidemic.