People who stayed on a 7.2 milligram weekly dose of semaglutide lost around 20% of their body weight over 72 weeks.

Novo Nordisk said a higher dose of its drug Wegovy led to greater weight loss in patients during a late-stage trial, but the results fell short of the weight loss achieved with Eli Lilly's rival drug Zepbound,

A new study highlighted Monday the potential benefits of popular diabetes drugs on a wide range of health issues including dementia and cardiovascular diseases, although experts warned against seeing them as miracle drugs.

Tripling the dosage of the Wegovy weight-loss drug leads to more weight loss, Novo Nordisk said Friday. The Danish drugmaker announced results from a Phase 3B trial of semaglutide at a 7.2 milligram dosage,

In the ongoing quest to expand semaglutide’s clinical pedigree and cement the GLP-1's market position, Novo Nordisk is rolling out new data on a higher-dose injection in obesity. | In the phase 3b STEP UP study,

Federal officials are targeting the blockbuster drugs as part of their ongoing initiative to lower drug costs.

Interestingly, celebrities like Elon Musk, Oprah Winfrey and Amy Schumer, among others, have also endorsed drugs like Ozempic after using them for weight loss. In India, too, the weight loss transition of celebrities like Karan Johar, Kusha Kapila, Tanmay Bhat, etc, have been linked to Ozempic, though they have denied taking these medicines.

A class of drugs designed to fight diabetes and weight loss can help with a host of other problems, but also carry some side effects.

The newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ways they affect the body—both helpful and harmful—beyond reducing weight.In report published in Nature Medicine,

A new study published in the Nature Medicine monthly journal highlights the benefits and risks of weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Positives include reduced risks of infections and cardiac arrest,