You Searched For "weight loss startup" and got 17 results
Sort By:
3 mins read
Weight loss care is leading IPO-hopeful Omada Health's latest growth surge as Ozempic boom continues
Employers are rushing to Omada to get the startup's help managing patients on costly drugs like Oze…
Rebecca Torrence
3 mins read
SAS Fat to Slim: ‘Dangerous & gimmicky’ weight-loss startup gets slammed on Shark Tank India
SAS Fat to Slim is a startup that claims to provide diet plans for weight loss that require no exer…
2 mins read
Exclusive: Diabetes startup Omada Health has confidentially filed its S-1 to go public
Diabetes startup Omada Health confidentially filed its S-1 this summer to prepare for an IPO, BI ha…
Rebecca Torrence,Ben Bergman
3 mins read
The cost of hot new weight-loss drugs could put some companies out of business, Blackstone exec warns
Corporate leaders are debating whether employers should pay for their workers' weight-loss drugs, w…
Shelby Livingston
2 mins read
Weight-loss app Noom is laying off 495 coaches in a strategy pivot
Noom told staff the layoffs were part of "an evolution to the coaching model." A coach said the app…
Allana Akhtar,Gabby Landsverk
3 mins read
We wouldn't have Ozempic without Gila monsters their hunger-regulating venom inspired weight-loss drugs
Ozempic was created thanks to research on Gila monsters, the only venomous lizard in the US. Their …
Hilary Brueck
8 mins read
Americans desperate for the hot weight-loss drug Ozempic are turning to Canada and Mexico because they can't afford it at home
Three Americans share how they're looking abroad to get the weight-loss treatment that's changed th…
Shelby Livingston
5 mins read
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
9 mins read
Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs could save lives. Too bad millions of Americans are being denied access to them.
America's screwed-up healthcare system is preventing millions from receiving a new "life-saving" we…
Shelby Livingston
2 mins read
WeightWatchers is buying a company that lets you pay $99 a month to see a doctor on video and get a prescription to popular weight-loss drug Ozempic
WeightWatchers is acquiring Sequence, a digital health platform for weight loss management, that re…
Lakshmi Varanasi
2 mins read
Noom users say they feel misled by the diet app
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for September 23.
Leah Rosenbaum
2 mins read
A startup that bets on packaged keto snacks and chocolates raises seed funding
Indian startup Lo! Foods which brings in keto-friendly packed snacks raised $5 lakhs as seed fund. …
2 mins read
Researchers believe 'magic' mushrooms have the potential to curb obesity
Researchers at University of British Columbia are gearing up to study how the psychedelic drug psil…
Julia Naftulin
4 mins read
A man with diabetes lost 18% of his body weight with Mounjaro. Here are 8 ways the drug changed his life long-term.
Mounjaro helped a man achieve major weight-loss. He says the drug's effects changed his habits long…
Hilary Brueck
10 mins read
The Supreme Court shut down Biden's student loan forgiveness and refinancing startups are waiting to pounce
Private lenders promise big savings if you refinance your student loans — but the offers will…
Thomas Gokey
7 mins read
I paid $150 to try the popular weight-loss app backed by investors like Tony Xu and Scooter Braun. It taught me better eating habits, but keeping the weight off was harder than expected.
One freelancer used the Noom app to record her weight and track her food intake during the pandemic…
Lisa Rabasca Roepe
7 mins read
People are taking a 20-cent 'wonder drug' to slow aging and lose weight. Some doctors say it's promising.
Metformin has been prescribed for decades to manage diabetes. But it may also be able to prevent ca…