Despite low obesity rate, Mass. has the third-highest increase in weight-loss drug prescriptions nationwide. Why?
About 140,400 obese patients in Massachusetts were prescribed medications like Wegovy and Zepbound in 2024, a 255 percent ...
Sweeping review suggests weight-loss drugs’ effect on 175 conditions
The findings, based on an analysis of records from 2.5 million VA patients, support much of what scientists already suspected ...
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Ozempic-style drugs tied to more than 60 health benefits and risks in biggest study-of-its-kind
A large new study has shed light on the wider health impacts of taking Ozempic-style drugs. Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic ...
Popular GLP-1 medications may have health benefits that extend beyond weight loss and blood sugar control, a new study finds
Popular GLP-1 medications approved for weight loss, diabetes, and heart disease may have untapped potential to reduce the ...
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Ozempic: Weight-Loss Drug's Benefits And Risks Revealed in New Study
A new study highlighted Monday the potential benefits of popular diabetes drugs on a wide range of health issues including ...
The race for the next Ozempic is on
Two recent disappointing clinical trials of highly-anticipated weight-loss drugs have made it clear that it is too early to ...
Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could also help fight dementia but raise other health risks, study says
Ozempic was first approved to treat diabetes in Canada seven years ago. Now the largest study of its kind suggests it and ...
Largest-ever Ozempic and GLP-1 drug study finds they lower risk of 42 health conditions, including heart attacks and Alzheimer’s disease
The study included nearly 2 million patients, making it the largest ever conducted on this group of glucagon-like peptide-1 ...
Savile Row tailors bemoan Ozempic 'nightmare' of repeat alterations to save bespoke suits worth £7,000 each as they're forced to work overtime
It appears an unintended side effect of the drug has now struck some of Britain's known suitmakers, who are fed up with ...
Benefits and risks of popular weight-loss drugs revealed
Demand for weight-loss medications sold under brand names such as Ozempic and Wegovy continues to surge, with a recent study ...
Study Shows Diabetes Drugs' Potential Beyond Weight Loss
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 ...