Mounjaro and Zepbound can help qualified individuals lose and maintain weight and blood glucose levels. These medicines are not recommended for short-term use. Stopping them can prompt weight regain, blood sugar spikes, and increased appetite, among other side effects. Like Ozempic and Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound can help people control blood sugar levels and reduce...
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New Oral Weight Loss Drugs: Where Are We and What’s Next?
Medscape Medical News > Features Marilynn Larkin June 05, 2024 Now that semaglutide (Wegovy), tirzepatide (Zepbound), and other injectables have created an insatiable market for weight loss drugs, biotech and pharmaceutical companies are roaring ahead with oral formulations, which promise a greater level of convenience, in line with patient preference. One particularly intriguing entry is...
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GI Complications With GLP-1s for Weight Loss: Reexamining the Risks
Medscape Medical News > Conference News > DDW 2024 Damian McNamara, MA May 23, 2024 WASHINGTON, DC — In contrast with a previous study that found glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists associated with an increased risk for acute pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, a new retrospective study found no significant link to these complications. The...
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Endoscopic Procedure Targets ‘Hunger Hormone’ for Weight Loss
Medscape Medical News > Conference News > DDW 2024 Damian McNamara, MA May 09, 2024 Updated May 13, 2024 // Editor’s note: The story has been updated with additional comments from Dr Loren Laine of Yale School of Medicine. Ablation of the gastric fundus to reduce production of the “hunger hormone” ghrelin resulted in decreased...
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Next-gen Ozempic rewires brain for easier, long-term weight loss
By Bronwyn Thompson The 2.0 weight-loss drugs will target the brain’s plasticity Depositphotos The current breakthrough weight-loss drugs are only the beginning, according to Danish researchers hard at work on a new treatment that targets the brain’s natural plasticity, which could offset bad side effects and provide more long-term benefits. “I consider the drugs available...
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People using popular drugs for weight loss, diabetes are more likely to be diagnosed with stomach paralysis, studies find
By Brenda Goodman, CNN Published 12:01 AM EDT, Mon May 20, 2024 GLP-1 medications curb hunger by slowing passage of food through the stomach. Jaap Arriens/NurPhoto/Getty Images CNN — Injected medications that treat diabetes and obesity increase the risk of a rare but serious side effect: stomach paralysis, according to new data on the real-world...
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In Conversation: What do we know about the weight loss plateau on Wegovy?
Semaglutide drugs, used to treat type 2 diabetes, also help with weight management. One such drug, sold under the brand name Wegovy, is approved as a treatment for overweight and obesity. But why do some people hit a weight loss plateau on Wegovy? We explore this topic with our expert guest In Conversation. Illustration by...
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What Does It Mean When an Older Adult Starts to Lose Weight?
Written by Anne Jacobson, MD, MPH | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Key takeaways: A healthy weight for older adults is higher than it is for younger people. Too much weight loss may lead to weak bones and other health problems.Losing weight without trying may be a sign of an illness. Or that an...
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‘Budget Ozempic’: Five ways this dangerous TikTok weight loss trend will harm your health
by Swrajit Sarkar, The Conversation Credit: Markus Winkler from Pexels Social media is obsessed with the type 2 diabetes drug Ozempic. But Ozempic’s ability to control blood sugar isn’t the reason it’s so popular online. Instead, the drug is trending because it has been shown in clinical trials to cause weight loss in diabetic patients...
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What Does It Mean When an Older Adult Starts to Lose Weight?
Written by Anne Jacobson, MD, MPH | Reviewed by Katie E. Golden, MD Key takeaways: A healthy weight for older adults is higher than it is for younger people. Too much weight loss may lead to weak bones and other health problems.Losing weight without trying may be a sign of an illness. Or that an...