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A new analysis finds most patients don't stay on weight-loss drugs like Wegovy longer than one year

A report published by Reuters shows a substantial drop in the number of people who stick to taking …

Kate Hull   


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2 huge employers just said they're dumping Wegovy from their health plans. It's a sign of a crackdown on popular weight-loss drugs.

Employers are balking at the high cost of new, effective weight-loss drugs like Wegovy, which usual…

Shelby Livingston   


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Weight can pile back on if you stop using semaglutide drugs Wegovy and Ozempic, doctor warns

Semaglutide has shown promise for the treatment of obesity, but it must be taken for life or the we…

Marianne Guenot   


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The next big market for weight-loss drugs: children

Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug, Saxenda, helped children ages six to 11 reduce their body mass ind…

Shubhangi Goel   


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A doctor shares how his patients are trying to afford weight-loss drugs — and what happens if they can't

Drug companies are under fire for the high cost of Ozempic and simlar meds. A doctor said patients …

Gabby Landsverk   


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James Corden says he tried taking Ozempic to lose weight, but 'it didn't really work.' Here's why it isn't for everyone.

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have become household names in recent years. But here's w…

Eve Crosbie   


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Insider Today: Austin's genius housing fix

In this Saturday version of Insider Today, we're talking about Austin, Texas' real estate cycle and…

Joi-Marie McKenzie   


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Kourtney Kardashian just launched her own take on Ozempic

Kourtney Kardashian's new supplement, Lemme GLP-1 Daily, is marketed as a natural alternative to Oz…

Kim Schewitz   


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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could help slow biological aging, researchers say

Physicians warn that weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy come with a risk of severe side e…

Rebecca Rommen   


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Weight-loss drugs are life-changing — and expensive. Here's one woman's solution.

A woman who started taking a popular weight loss medication through a clinical trial had to look fo…

Gabby Landsverk   


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WeightWatchers' CEO embraced Ozempic. Now she's out of the company.

Sima Sistani helped push the company into the GLP-1 drug space with the $106 million acquisition of…

Geoff Weiss   


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Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug may prevent diabetes — but there's 1 unanswered question

People with pre-diabetes who took Zepbound or Mounjaro were 94% less likely to develop the disease,…

Hilary Brueck   


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The FDA says patients may be overdosing on imitation semaglutide weight-loss drugs because the directions are unclear

The FDA warned that incorrect dosing of compounded semaglutide products may be causing health prob…

Lauren Edmonds   


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A woman who lost 159 pounds shared how her diet changed before and after

Maria Kirkeland made changes to her diet slowly, such as gradually swapping fries for potatoes (but…

Rachel Hosie   


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'Former vegan' Lizzo has been losing weight without Ozempic. Her personal trainer shared her workout routine.

Lizzo said quitting veganism helped her lose weight and feel more energetic. Her personal trainer t…

Rachel Hosie   


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Patients on Ozempic are developing a rare form of sudden blindness, doctors say

Doctors are concerned that a small number of patients on semaglutide are coming in with a form of s…

Hilary Brueck   


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People who use weight loss drugs like Ozempic face a problem: What to do when they run out or can't take them anymore

Patients sometimes have to stop using GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and Wegovy and risk regaining …

Alex Bitter   


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Eli Lilly just halved the price of its weight-loss drug — declaring war on the booming market of knock-offs

Eli Lilly is now offering cheaper single-dose vials of its wildly popular weight-loss drug Zepbound…

Gabby Landsverk   


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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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Kate Moss' half-sister Lottie Moss, 26, says she ended up in the hospital after using Ozempic that she got from a friend

Ozempic contains the active ingredient, semaglutide, which helps regulate hunger signals.

Amanda Goh