Rachel Pessah-Pollack, MD March 15, 2023 EDITORIAL COLLABORATION MEDSCAPE With #Ozempic and #ozempicweightloss continuing to trend on social media, along with the mainstream media focusing on celebrities who rely on Ozempic (semaglutide) for weight loss, the daily requests for this new medication have been increasing. Rachel Pessah-Pollack, MD Accompanying these requests are concerns and questions about potential...
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New Recommendations for Weight Loss Drugs
By Patrick Wingrove March 31, 2023 (Reuters) – Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy won U.S. approval in June 2021 with a label that says it can be used for chronic weight management in patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 27 or more who have at least one weight-related ailment, or in any patient with a BMI of...
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Weight loss drug trend on TikTok worries doctors
by Julie Pacorel Videos under the hashtag #Ozempic have nearly 600 million views on TikTok. The diabetes drug Ozempic has become a social media phenomenon for its weight loss properties, but its soaring popularity has led to global shortages and doctors warn about the potential side effects. Videos under the hashtag #Ozempic have nearly 600...
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STARTUPS ARE RUSHING TO PRESCRIBE A NEW WEIGHT LOSS DRUG, BUT QUESTIONS REMAIN
For Zoe, it started with a news article. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a new weight loss drug, developed by Novo Nordisk, called Wegovy. Intrigued, she joined a Facebook support group for people trying out the drug. “I was pretty desperate to get it at that point,” she told us, “especially because I...
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Common weight-loss drug successfully targets fat that can endanger heart health
by UT Southwestern Medical Center Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Researchers at UT Southwestern announced successful results of a clinical trial for a commonly prescribed weight-loss drug called liraglutide. In adults who are overweight or have obesity combined with high cardiovascular risk, once-daily liraglutide combined with lifestyle interventions significantly lowered two types of fat that have been...
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Weight loss drug hope for patients with type 2 diabetes
by University of Leicester Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Patients with type 2 diabetes that were treated with a weekly injection of the breakthrough drug Semaglutide were able to achieve an average weight loss of nearly 10 kg, according to a new study published in The Lancet today. Led by Melanie Davies, Professor of Diabetes Medicine at...
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Generic weight-loss drug may be safe and effective for long-term treatment
WAKE FOREST BAPTIST MEDICAL CENTER WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – March 22, 2019 – An inexpensive weight-loss drug approved 60 years ago for only short-term use also may be safe and effective for longer-term treatment, according to a study conducted by researchers at Wake Forest Baptist Health and the Patient Outcomes Research to Advance Learning (PORTAL) network. The study is published in today’s issue of the journal Obesity. The drug,...
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Weight loss drug shows positive effect on diabetes
Lorcaserin decreased risk for diabetes, induced diabetes remission and reduced risk of diabetes complications in obese and overweight patients BRIGHAM AND WOMEN’S HOSPITAL Boston, MA — At the 2018 Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, Brigham and Women’s Hospital investigators from the Thrombolysis in Myocardial Infarction (TIMI) Study Group presented diabetes-related...
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