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17 Dec
U.S. Obesity Rate Drops for the First Time in a Decade
New study examines U.S. trends in body mass index and obesity and finds improving numbers, driven in part by GLP-1 weight-loss drugs.
11 Nov
Popular Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drugs May Protect Stroke Survivors from Future Attacks, Study Finds
New research shows GLP-1 agonists, like Ozempic, and SGLT2 inhibitors, like Farxiga, help lower the risk of secondary stroke, heart attack and death in stroke survivors.
04 Sep
Taking Ozempic or Wegovy Does Not Increase Risk for Mental Health Issues, Study Finds
Researchers find no link between semaglutide, the main ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, and depression, suicidal thoughts or behaviors in patients with no prior history of the conditions.
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FDA Says Shortage of GLP-1 Tirzepatide Is Over
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 19, 2024
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss med tirzepatide is over.
Tirzepatide includes blockbuster injected GLP-1meds Mounjaro<...
U.S. Adult Obesity Rate Fell in 2023, as Use of GLP-1 Meds Rose
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 13, 2024
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The U.S. obesity rate declined for the first time in a decade last year, coinciding with the rise of GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study finds.
Data on almost 17 million adults natio...
GLP-1 Meds May Lower Clot Risk in People With Diabetes
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 10, 2024
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People with diabetes who are taking GLP-1 meds such as Ozempic or Mounjaro may be getting an added bonus: Reductions in their odds for a dangerous blood clot, new research finds....
Weight Loss Brings Americans Big Health Care Savings
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- December 5, 2024
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The advent of GLP-1 weight-loss medications such as Wegovy and Zepbound has spurred debate as to whether the drugs' cost should be covered by Medicare, Medicaid and private insure...
Zepbound Bests Wegovy for Weight Loss in New Trial
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- December 4, 2024
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Zepbound, the new GLP-1 weight-loss drug from Eli Lilly & Co., has outperformed its main competitor, Wegovy, in a clinical trial funded by Lilly.
"Given the increased interest around obesity medications, we conducted this study to help health care providers and patie...
Zepbound Slashes Diabetes Risk in Obese Users
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 27, 2024
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The cutting-edge weight-loss drug Zepbound can protect obese people from developing type 2 diabetes, a new clinical trial has found.
Zepbound reduced the r...
Biden Will Move to Have Medicare, Medicaid Cover GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 26, 2024
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The outgoing Biden administration will propose that pricey GLP-1 obesity medications such as semaglutide (Wegovy), and tirzepatide (Zepbound) be covered by Medicare and Medicaid.<...
Study Finds GLP-1 Meds Can Also Help the Kidneys
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 26, 2024
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The potential health benefits of GLP-1 diabetes and weight loss meds keep piling up: New research shows they may also shield your kidneys from harm.
In the largest study to date on the effects of the drugs on the kidneys, researchers found GLP-1s help the protect the org...
Taking a GLP-1 Medication? Here's Tips to Holiday Eating
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- November 23, 2024
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So, you have managed to shed 30 pounds with the help of one of the new blockbuster GLP-1 drugs, but as the holidays near you worry about how to handle gatherings where decadent food will be served in abundance.
Luckily, one expert from Baylor College of Medicine has tips...
Meds Like Ozempic Are Causing Folks to Waste More Food
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- November 22, 2024
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America's kitchen trash bins are receiving more unwanted food as appetites falter among people taking GLP-1 weight-loss meds, a new study shows.
Weight Loss Meds Help Stroke Survivors Prevent Stroke Recurrence, Death
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 11, 2024
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The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients’ risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says.
GLP-1 weight-loss...
Unexplained Weight Loss and What It Can Mean for Your Health
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- November 9, 2024
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It may seem counter-intuitive, but losing weight without even trying may not be a good thing.
"It's not typical to have a noticeable drop in weight without changing how much you're eating, being more physically active or trying to lose weight," said dietitian
Medicaid Covers GLP-1 Meds for Obesity in Just 13 States
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 5, 2024
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Poorer folks’ access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new KFF analysis has found.
Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover treatment of obesity using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) medications, researchers discov...
Ozempic, Wegovy Could Help Ease Knee Arthritis Pain
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 1, 2024
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The GLP-1 drug semaglutide can help obese people manage debilitating knee arthritis, a new trial has found.
People who received weekly injections of semaglutide -- the active agent in the diabetes drug Ozempic and the weight-loss medication Wegovy -- had a nearly 14% dec...
Ozempic Curbs Kidney Disease in Obese People Without Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 28, 2024
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The weight-loss drug Ozempic can guard against kidney disease in obese people, a new study shows.
Patients taking semaglutide -- the active agent in Ozempic and Wegovy -- had as ...
Weight-Loss Surgeries Decline 25% as More Americans Turn to GLP-1 Meds
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 25, 2024
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As the popularity of GLP-1 meds like Wegovy and Zepbound grows, fewer Americans are turning to weight-loss surgeries to trim their waistlines, a new report finds.
Prescriptions of this GLP-1 class of diabetes and weight-loss medications more than doubled between 2022 and...
Ozempic, Wegovy Might Help Lower Alzheimer's Risk in People With Diabetes
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 24, 2024
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Add Alzheimer’s disease to the list of conditions that might benefit from the revolutionary diabetes drug Ozempic, a new study says.
People with type 2 diabetes taking semaglutide appeared to have a significantly...
Greater Access to New Weight Loss Meds Could Save More Than 40,000 Lives Per Year
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 24, 2024
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Expanding access to cutting-edge diabetes and weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound could prevent more than 42,000 deaths a year...
FDA Says Compounding Pharmacies Can Keep Making Weight-Loss Med Tirzepatide, for Now
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 15, 2024
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Pharmacists may continue making compounded versions of the weight-loss medication tirzepatide while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration revisits its Oct. 2 decision to remove the medicine from a national drug shortage list.
GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Won't Raise Teens' Suicide Risk, May Even Lower It
- October 14, 2024
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As with any new drug, parents and doctors may worry that the use of GLP-1 weight-loss meds by children and teens might raise psychiatric risks, including the risk for suicide and suicidal thoughts.
But a new study involving more than 54,000 U.S. adolescents found no such...
Ozempic Plus Intestinal 'Zap' Therapy May Eliminate Need for Insulin in Type 2 Diabetics
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 14, 2024
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Results from a very small study suggest that a combination of the diabetes drug Ozempic and an innovative new intestinal procedure could help erase the need for insulin in folks with type 2 diabetes.
The new trial hasn't yet been published in a peer-reviewed journal and...
Could Certain Genes Help You Slim Down?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- October 11, 2024
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The key to weight loss could come down to a combination of 14 “skinny genes,” a recent study says.
People with these genes dropped twice as much weight through regular exercise compared to those without the genes, researchers found.
Those with the most ...
Only 1 in 5 Large Companies' Health Plans Cover New Weight-Loss Meds for Employees
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- October 9, 2024
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When it comes to coverage for the pricey GLP-1 weight-loss drugs Wegovy and Zepbound, only a fifth of large U.S. companies cover the medications in their health insurance plans, a new survey shows.
GLP-1 Weight-Loss Meds Could Interfere With Endoscopy, Colonoscopy
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- October 1, 2024
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Food left in the stomach or stool left in the bowel can impede a doctor's ability to successfully perform an endoscopy or colonoscopy.
Now, research finds this scenario is more lik...
Could Ozempic Help Prevent Opioid Overdoses?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 25, 2024
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In a finding that suggests Ozempic and Wegovy have powers that extend beyond weight loss, a new study finds the medications might also lower people’s risk of opioid overdose.
...
Novo Nordisk CEO Grilled by Congress Over Price of Ozempic
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 25, 2024
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During a tense hearing before a Senate committee on Tuesday, Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen faced tough questions over the company's high prices for its block...
Endurance Exercise Can Get Rid of Body Fat, Even Without Weight Loss
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 20, 2024
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Heavy-duty endurance exercise can cause body fat levels to drop without any accompanying weight loss, a new small-scale study indicates.
A group of eleven middle-aged men who cycled 710 miles in seven days lost only about 1% of their total weight, because they ate and dr...
Cost Has Many Going Around Doctors to Get Weight-Loss Meds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 18, 2024
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Wegovy, Zepbound and other cutting-edge weight-loss drugs can be tough to get these days.
They’re in short supply, and often too expensive to afford without insurance cover...
Ozempic Could Curb Progression of Diabetes-Linked Liver Disease
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 16, 2024
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Fatty liver disease linked to diabetes and obesity can easily progress to liver cirrhosis, but new research suggests that GLP-1 medicines like Ozempic can help stop that.
In a new decades-long study, veterans with diabetes...
Ozempic or Saxenda for Weight Loss: Which Works Best?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2024
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Ozempic and its weight-loss cousin, Wegovy, outperform another longstanding weight-loss drug that targets the same hormone associated with blood sugar and appetite, a new study finds.<...
Ozempic, Mounjaro Help People With Type 1 Diabetes Control Blood Sugar, Lose Weight
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 13, 2024
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Initially approved to treat type 2 diabetes, Ozempic and Mounjaro also can help people with type 1 diabetes lose weight and control their blood sugar levels, a n...
In Every U.S. State, at Least 1 in 5 People Is Now Obese
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2024
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Statistics from 2023 on U.S. obesity rates bring no good news: In every state in the nation, 1 in every 5 people is now obese, the new tally shows.
In 2013, not one state had an adult obesity rate topping 35%, but 10 years later 23 states had achieved that dubious distin...
Weight-Loss Drug Zepbound May Work Better in Women Than Men
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2024
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The injectable weight-loss drug Zepbound appears to work better in women than in men, according to a new analysis of the clinical trials that led to its approval.
All doses of tirzepatide consistently reduced weight in...
Ozempic Can Prevent Heart Trouble in Folks With Kidney Issues
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 12, 2024
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Ozempic and Wegovy can prevent heart problems in overweight and obese people, particularly if they also suffer from kidney disease, a new clinical trial shows.
The drugs’ a...
Weight-Loss Pill Saxenda Helps Kids as Young as 6
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- September 11, 2024
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The weight-loss drug liraglutide helped obese children lower their BMI and reach a healthier weight, researchers report.
The findings, published Tuesday in the New England Journal of Medicine and...
Daily Pill Helps People Lose Weight, Combines GLP-1 With Other Drug
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 11, 2024
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An experimental weight-loss pill appears to help people quickly shed pounds, a new study says.
People who took the drug amycretin lost up to 13% of their body weight over three months, according to early clinical trial results presented at the European Association for th...
Obesity Raises Risk of Severe Infection, Especially in People With Diabetes
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2024
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Losing weight can help a person with obesity -- especially those with diabetes -- fend off serious infections, new data shows.
It's an important finding, since "up to one in three hospitalizations in people with diabetes are for infections and people with diabetes are tw...
Wegovy, Ozempic May Someday Be Given as Once-Monthly Injection
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 9, 2024
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A slow-release form of semaglutide could allow people who use Wegovy or Ozempic to get shots once a month, instead of the weekly injections they now take, a new study demonstrates.
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Ozempic, Wegovy Won't Raise User's Suicide Risk, Study Finds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 3, 2024
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The booming popularity of the weight-loss drug semaglutide has prompted increasing concerns about potential side effects from taking Ozempic or
Taking Wegovy, Zepbound? One Expert Has Dietary Advice
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 3, 2024
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Folks taking weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Zepbound might think they’ve found a shortcut to better health.
But they sti...
Ozempic, Wegovy Have Health Benefits Beyond Weight Loss, Studies Find
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 30, 2024
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New trials are showing how the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss meds Ozempic and Wegovy can boost health in even more ways.
These two injected drugs are versions of semaglutide. In multiple new data analyses, the d...
Why Breast Feeding May Be Even Healthier for Heavier New Moms
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2024
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Breastfeeding helps women shed those extra pounds of "pregnancy weight," a new study finds, and the effect is even more pronounced for moms who were overweight before their pregnancy.
Among women who exclusively breastfed their baby during its first year, women who were...
3.6 Million Americans Could Be Covered for Wegovy Under New Medicare Rules
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 27, 2024
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New Medicare rules could make 3.6 million Americans -- or even more -- eligible for treatment with the pricey weight-loss drug Wegovy, a new study finds.
Under the new rules, the...
Getting Fats From Plants Vs. Animals Boosts Your Life Span
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 12, 2024
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A study of more than 400,000 people tracked for up to 24 years finds that those who got their dietary fat from plants versus animals had significantly lower odds of dying during the study period.
Plant-based fats' benefit included a reduced odds for deaths due to heart d...
Cost Keeps Many Who Need Them From Getting New Weight-Loss Meds
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 7, 2024
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WEDNESDAY, Aug. 7, 2024 (HealthDay news) -- Medicare and Medicaid patients are less likely to get cutting-edge weight-loss drugs than people with private insurance are, a new study finds.
Legit Ozempic Sales Soar While Counterfeits Put Patients in Danger
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- August 2, 2024
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Two new studies show how eager Americans are to obtain either safe, legitimate versions of Ozempic or counterfeit and potentially dangerous forms of the diabetes/weight-loss drug.
One study ...
Study Finds Big Shift in Who's Using GLP-1 Meds Like Ozempic
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 23, 2024
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The boom in using GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic to treat obesity has resulted in a bust regarding the drugs’ original purpose, which was to treat type 2 diabetes, a new study finds.&...
Four in 10 Cancer Cases, Nearly Half of Cancer Deaths Linked to Lifestyle
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 12, 2024
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Nearly half of cancer deaths and 4 of 10 cases of cancer are linked to a person's lifestyle, a new study says.
Cigarette smoking remains the biggest cancer risk, contributing to 30% of cancer deaths and 20% of cancer cases, results show.
But excess body weight, dri...
Only 1 in 4 Still Taking Ozempic, Wegovy for Weight Loss Two Years Later
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- July 11, 2024
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Three of four patients stop taking Ozempic or Wegovy two years after being prescribed the blockbuster drugs for weight loss, a new analysis shows.
Conducted by Prime Therapeutics and Magellan Rx Management (MRx), the
Mounjaro Bests Ozempic for Weight Loss
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- July 8, 2024
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Mounjaro outperforms Ozempic in helping people lose weight, a new study shows.
People taking tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound)...