By Brenda Goodman, CNN Updated 3:27 PM EDT, Tue July 25, 2023 Joanie Knight has a message for anyone considering drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy, which have become popular for the dramatic weight loss they can help people achieve. “I wish I never touched it. I wish I’d never heard of it in my life,”...
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Setmelanotide Offers Significant, Long-Lasting Weight Loss
Nathalie Raffier July 13, 2023 MARSEILLE, France — Setmelanotide can lead to significant weight loss that lasts for at least 3 years, according to results presented at the latest French Pediatric Society conference. The treatment is effective for adults and children alike. Setmelanotide is the culmination of two decades of research involving the identification of genes involved...
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Staggering’ Weight Loss and Benefits in Body Composition With Tirzepatide
Becky Mc Call May 19, 2023 DUBLIN — Substantial reductions in body weight across body mass index (BMI) categories, as well as improved body composition, were achieved with tirzepatide (Mounjaro) in adults for chronic weight management, according to the latest results of the SURMOUNT-1 study. The new analysis showed that up to 63% of participants achieved...
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European regulators investigating reports of suicide risk in patients taking Novo Nordisk meds for weight loss
Beth Snyder Bulik Senior Editor The European Medicines Agency is looking into suicidal and self-harm ideation in three weight loss patients who used Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide or liraglutide medicines. The case reports were flagged by member agency Icelandic Medicines Agency. The EMA’s safety committee, the Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC), is now investigating. “The case...
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Popular weight loss drug gets new warning
Published: Jul. 09, 2023, 7:52 p.m. The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)AP By Leada Gore | [email protected] It’s typical advice given to someone undergoing a medical procedure involving general anesthesia: Don’t eat or drink anything for a period prior to the operation. Forgoing food or water is...
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Weight Loss’ Secret Weapon: GDF15 Powers Calorie Burn During Dieting
By MCMASTER UNIVERSITY JULY 2, 2023 Researchers at McMaster University have found that the hormone GDF15, previously linked to reduced appetite due to metformin, could also help with weight loss by maintaining metabolism during dieting. This could lead to improved weight loss therapies and offer insights into individual variations in dieting success. Research opens new possibilities to help people...
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Higher doses of oral semaglutide improves blood sugar control and weight loss
by University of North Carolina Health Care Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain Diabetes is a progressive disease that affects one’s ability to control blood sugar levels. For many patients, the condition becomes more severe over time and blood sugar levels grow more difficult to manage. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, such as semaglutide, have granted patients more...
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New Anti-Obesity Pill With Semaglutide Achieves 15% Weight Loss
Novo Nordisk, a Danish pharmaceutical company, announced yesterday that a late-stage trial demonstrated the efficacy of a high-dose oral version of its drug semaglutide in assisting overweight or obese adults in losing 15% of their body weight. This outcome aligns with recent findings from other experimental obesity pills. Novo Nordisk intends to pursue regulatory approval for the high-dose pill...
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Triple Agonist Retatrutide Hits New Weight-Loss Highs
Mitchel L. Zoler, PhD June 26, 2023 SAN DIEGO — New designer molecules that target weight loss via multiple mechanisms continue to raise the bar of how many pounds people with overweight or obesity can lose. Retatrutide (Eli Lilly), an investigational agent that combines agonism to three key hormones that influence eating and metabolism into a single...
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Women Share How Mounjaro and Ozempic Have Helped Ease Their PCOS Symptoms: ‘So Much More Than Weight Loss’
Vanessa EtienneMon, June 5, 2023 at 1:28 PM MST Two Texas women explain how medications like type 2 diabetes drugs Mounjaro and Ozempic have helped alleviate symptoms of PCOS, or polycystic ovary syndrome Courtesy of Tiffany Groves Two Texas women are opening up about taking the type 2 diabetes drug Mounjaro in order to help...