The weight-loss drugs being tested in 2025: will they beat Ozempic?
In the first half of 2025, Ozempic developer Novo Nordisk in Bagsværd, Denmark, expects results from a second phase III trial of its experimental drug CagriSema — a combination of semaglutide and a medicine called cagrilintide. People on CagriSema lost about 23% of their body weight in a 68-week study, outperforming both drugs when taken alone.
Nurse prescribed weight-loss drugs using other clients' details
Nichola Hawes is on trial for alleged fraud and selling or supplying medicines without proper prescriptions.
Weight Loss Drug Curbs Alcohol Cravings
The blockbuster drug semaglutide, better known as Ozempic for diabetes and Wegovy for obesity, could also help people cut down on their alcohol
Popular Weight Loss Drugs Linked to Blindness, New Study Finds
Health experts are investigating a possible link between popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and sudden blindness.
🔒 FT’s Big Read: Should weight loss drugs be given to children
Debate over childhood obesity treatments: weight-loss drugs vs. lifestyle changes, with concerns about long-term effects.
Half of Americans Support Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic for Obesity, Poll
Cost is a major obstacle for many. The drugs can be expensive without insurance, with out-of-pocket expenses reaching hundreds of dollars per prescription. The poll found that about half of Americans support Medicare and Medicaid covering weight-loss drugs for those with obesity, while around 20 percent oppose it and 25 percent are neutral.
Weight loss drug may reduce alcohol cravings, heavy drinking, smoking: Study
Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help people drink less alcohol.
Ozempic’s key ingredient may reduce the desire to drink alcohol
In the first clinical trial of its kind, people taking semaglutide drank less alcohol, adding to its promise of fighting addiction.
Can weight loss drugs help you cut back on drinking? A new study shows their effect on alcohol cravings.
Drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy — known as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1s — have made headlines and surged in popularity for their unique ability to help patients lose weight by reducing food cravings.
How weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy could help you drink less alcohol
The first clinical trial of its kind found the weekly semaglutide jab cuts the amount people drink in one day by 40 per cent
Strongest evidence yet that Ozempic and Wegovy reduce alcohol intake
The drug semaglutide has been linked to a lower risk of alcoholism before, but now we have strong evidence that it really does help curb drinking
Weight loss pill could replace injections, would be transformative for millions
While popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are only available as injections, drugmaker Novo Nordisk is working on a more ...
Medical study shows how weight-loss jab semaglutide - also known as Ozempic and Wegovy - dramatically helps reduce alcohol intake
As well as shedding pounds and controlling diabetes, Ozempic and Wegovy can help you drink less, researchers suggest ...
Pros and cons of weight-loss jabs
Weight-loss jabs, such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, have quickly earned a glowing global reputation for shifting the ...
The Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad about weight loss drugs took on America's 'broken' health care system. Why was there backlash?
During the Super Bowl, Hims & Hers Health aired a commercial called “Sick of the System.” But before the 60-second spot was ...
Weight-loss jab loophole closed for thin people
Those too slim to be eligible for injections can no longer get prescription without seeing a doctor under new guidance ...