Tag: ozempic

Five things to know about GLP-1s and addiction

Stanford Medicine psychiatrist Anna Lembke unpacks the potential of FDA-approved weight-reducing GLP-1…

GLP-1 drugs are making a dent in the high obesity rate in the U.S. : Shots – Health News : NPR

The Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index shows that GLP-1 weight loss…

Some patients want to take a holiday pause on diabetes or weight-loss drugs. Here’s what doctors say they need to know | CNN

Around the holidays – when many people are baking cookies for Santa,…

What is ‘Ozempic face’? How we refer to weight-loss side effects matters.

The term “Ozempic face” is not a medical term, but some use…

“Outrageously” priced weight-loss drugs could bankrupt US health care

Prices would need to be dramatically slashed to avoid increasing the national…

‘Ozempic babies’ are the latest phenomenon attributed to viral diabetes and dieting drug

The run on the viral diabetes drug has led to nation-wide shortages….

Ozempic Could Also Help You Drink Less Alcohol

Mounting evidence bolsters the idea that drugs like semaglutide—better known as Ozempic…

Popular weight loss drugs linked to rare but severe stomach problems, study finds

Some patients have reported developing stomach paralysis after having used the drugs….

Maker of Wegovy, Ozempic showers money on U.S. obesity doctors

Drugmaker Novo Nordisk paid U.S. medical professionals at least $25.8 million over…

Wegovy Slashes the Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke in a Landmark Trial

The drug semaglutide is already widely used for weight loss. Now its…

A One-Time Shot for Type 2 Diabetes? A Biotech Company Is On It

Fractyl Health is developing a gene therapy alternative to drugs like Ozempic…

Why People Stop Using Drugs Like Ozempic

Drugs like semaglutide—better known as Ozempic or Wegovy—could be lifelong treatments for…