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Top doctor warns against taking weight loss drugs such as Ozempic to get 'beach body ready' for summer
The active ingredient in Ozempic, semaglutide, mimics GLP-1, a hormone that makes you feel full.
Nathan Rennolds
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Bernie Sanders to grill Novo Nordisk CEO on why weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy can cost up to 15 times more in US
Lars Jørgensen will testify on a solo panel before the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor…
Nathan Rennolds
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I'm ashamed of taking weight-loss drugs. It took me years to love my body, and now I worry what other people will think.
I love my larger body, and now that I'm taking weight-loss drugs, I worry what people will think. I…
Krista Atkinson
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McKinsey advised drug companies on how to 'turbocharge' opioid sales. Now it's under criminal investigation.
Prosecutors are probing McKinsey's role in advising opioid drugmakers. The opioid crisis has killed…
Meghan Morris
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I'm a hair health expert, and I want men to stop blaming their fathers for thinning hair. Genetics is only half the story.
The CEO of Nutrafol started losing his hair in his 20s and blamed his balding dad. But he then lear…
Giorgos Tsetis
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Should you take multivitamins? 20-year-long study on 3 lakh people shows they DON’T help you live longer
Scientists have been telling us for years that popping multivitamin pills isn’t all that it's crack…
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CEO arrested and accused of running an Adderall drug ring
The DOJ alleges that telehealth executives made $100 million by prescribing Adderall and other stim…
Grace Eliza Goodwin
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His wife had a common skin condition and tried expensive creams for over 20 years. She became 'patient zero' for his personalized skincare company — and had clear skin in a month.
Jack Jia, the CEO of Musely, started his company when he realized most over-the-counter skincare pr…
Julia Pugachevsky
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Over a million boomers on Medicare could save big on prescription drugs next year
Boomers will benefit from President Joe Biden's $2,000 cap on prescription drugs for cancer, rheuma…
Allie Kelly
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Why Americans don't exercise
We know that moving our bodies is good for us. So what keeps us from doing it?
P.E. Moskowitz
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Expect AI-made prescription drugs to be ready for clinical trials in a couple of years, predicts Google DeepMind CEO
"I think we are very close," Google Deepmind's CEO said when asked if AI could help cure a major di…
Sarah Jackson
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2 major employers said they stopped paying for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy after the drugmaker threatened to penalize them
Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk penalized employers for weight loss drug restrictions. So 2 dropped it.
Shelby Livingston
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Getting hot new weight-loss drugs like Wegovy will still be a struggle in 2024
Patients and doctors want weight-loss shots like Wegovy to be more accessible. But it seems like t…
Shelby Livingston
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Millions of Americans are skipping doses because they can't afford their prescription drugs
The problem is even worse for people with low incomes and those in poor health, according to the CD…
Zachary Tracer
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Experts not in favour of nicotine replacement therapies being reclassified as prescription drugs
Nicotine replacement therapies are safe and empower individuals to quit smoking, a group of doctors…
PTI
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A doctor lost 50 pounds on a healthy diet and another 30 pounds on Mounjaro. She says weight loss drugs may be the 'easy way out' — but so what?
Dr. Betsy Grunch says shaming people for taking buzzy GLP-1 drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic is like…
Rachel Hosie
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Weight loss drugs' messy rise: How Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro really affect patients and what comes next
Patients and doctors share their perspectives on the biggest ever revolution in obesity medicine.
Hilary Brueck,Gabby Landsverk,Mia de Graaf,Shelby Livingston,Rachel Hosie,Kate Hull
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Weight-loss drugs just got cheaper and better
Eli Lilly priced its new weight-loss drug Zepbound 20% lower than competitor Wegovy, an unusual mov…
Shelby Livingston,Hilary Brueck
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Insurers and drug-industry middlemen are cashing in on the weight-loss drug frenzy
Explosive demand for new weight-loss drugs likely means bigger profits for US health insurers, as s…
Shelby Livingston
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Taking too much of these 4 popular supplements can be dangerous, a toxicologist warns
A toxicologist shared some of the risks of taking too much of popular supplements, including vitami…