Our country is obsessed with weight loss. From marathon gym sessions and trendy detox teas to the latest GLP-1 injections, people will try just about anything to get lean. But ask any legit health expert and they’ll tell you the truth: There’s no shortcut to losing weight. The only real way to drop pounds—and keep […]
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Weight loss drugs have become an increasingly popular, but controversial, way of quickly shedding extra pounds over the past few years. Part of that controversy deals with the side effects caused by some of the more well-known medications like Ozempic and Mounjaro. According to the Obesity Medicine Association (OMA), researchers are continually analyzing the pros
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Novo Nordisk announced Friday that it would part ways with its longtime CEO, who steered the company into an unprecedented boom time for weight loss drugs. The Ozempic maker’s chief executive Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen first joined the company as an economist in 1991. Jorgensen has served as Novo Nordisk’s CEO since 2017, leading the company
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This talk at the discuss the development of new medications designed to address muscle loss that can occur alongside weight loss achieved with GLP-1 receptor agonists like semaglutide and tirzepatide. While these powerful weight loss drugs are effective, a significant portion of the lost weight is lean body mass, raising concerns about potential long-term effects on physical function and health. Several investigational drugs, including SARMs and antimostatin agents,
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TEARS prick Michelle Sword’s eyes as she scrolls through photos of herself in hospital, tubes snaking in and out of her body. The 45-year-old wasn’t there for a routine operation – she was fighting for her life after unknowingly injecting herself with fake Ozempic bought from a Facebook seller. Michelle Sword was left fighting for
Here are eight things health system and hospital leaders should know about these medications: 1. What does “GLP-1” mean? The acronym stands for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist. The gut hormone prompts insulin secretion, suppresses appetite and promotes a feeling of fullness. GLP-1 drugs mimic these physiological effects. 2. Which medications are approved? As of May
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The protein-in-everything trend has flared up at times over the past decade, but current conditions — with tailwinds from health and wellness now supercharged by the arrival of Ozempic and GLP-1 drugs — only seem to be growing more favorable.
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(MedPage Today) — ORLANDO — Fracture risk may be higher after bariatric surgery than after treatment with weight-loss drugs, propensity-score matched data suggested. Among 2,887 matched pairs, adults with obesity who received the GLP-1 receptor…
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From Barron’s Novo Nordisk _ CEO Lars Fruergaard Jørgensen will step down as CEO of the Danish maker of GLP-1 drugs Ozempic and Wegovy. It was a “mutual agreement,” Novo said in a statement Friday. The search for Fruergaard Jørgensen’s successor is ongoing, the company added. Novo Nordisk stock was up about 1.8% in Denmark.
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