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Obesity Medications: Who Needs Priority Access
A Medscape survey found that a strong majority of physicians believe high-risk patients should have easier access to new weight loss drugs.
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4 foods to eat—and 4 foods to avoid—if you're taking Wegovy
Ro details dietary choices that may help Wegovy's capacity to regulate appetite and foster a healthier weight as well as potentially alleviate some of the drug's common side effects.
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Ozempic’s health benefits keep growing, but are the risks worth it?
A major new study has revealed a long list of benefits and some little-known risks of Ozempic and other GLP-1 medications.
Popular GLP-1 medications may have health benefits that extend beyond weight loss and blood sugar control, a new study finds
THESE MEDICATIONS ARE MOSTLY KNOWN FOR TREATING DIABETES AND OBESITY.. BUT THE F-D-A HAS APPROVED THEM FOR PREVENTING HEART DISEASE AFTER STUDIES LAST FALL. THAT SHOWED ABOUT A 20% REDUCTION IN ...
Insurance coverage and type of employment shape inequities in access to semaglutide
Developed initially to manage diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists have skyrocketed in popularity ...
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Why do people with obesity, but without diabetes, start taking semaglutide?
Research identifies key factors affecting semaglutide initiation among obese individuals without diabetes, revealing ...
See ya, knock-off Ozempic
Lots of people are on cheaper compounded weight-loss drugs that mimic brands like Ozempic, Wegovy, and Zepbound. They're ...
Taking Ozempic for weight loss? You might find other benefits, too - and a few risks
A class of drugs designed to fight diabetes and weight loss can help with a host of other problems, but also carry some side effects.
A woman regained weight after she stopped taking semaglutide. Now she works 2 jobs to afford it.
A woman who lost 64 pounds on a compounded form of the weight loss drug semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy and Ozempic, started ...
Study ties Ozempic-like drugs to dozens of benefits and risks
Weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been tied in a large, national study to a drop in the risk of developing dozens of health conditions. But the semaglutide-like drugs also appear to ...