With the use of GLP-1 medications on the rise, cardiologists are seeing benefits to heart health, and it might not all be related to weight loss alone. GLP-1 medications, including semaglutide, are a class of drugs that act on receptors throughout the body, influencing insulin sensitivity, appetite regulation, inflammation and metabolic health. These therapies traditionally were used to treat diabetes; however, weight loss is a well-recognized side effect, and they are now used for weight loss goals.

Kailera will launch a global Phase 2 study of ribupatide this year, while Hengrui will push the asset into Phase 3 in China.

MONDAY, Feb. 9, 2026 — Hims & Hers says it will stop selling a low-cost copy of a new weight-loss pill made by Novo Nordisk, after federal officials raised concerns that the product may violate drug laws.
The online health company…

Novo Nordisk has sued Hims for allegedly violating patents protecting semaglutide, seeking potentially “hundreds of millions” in damages, John Kuckelman, the pharma’s general counsel, said. The wellness platform pulled its version of the drug just days after launching it.

Novo Nordisk on Monday said it is suing telehealth company Hims & Hers for allegedly infringing its patent on the weight loss medication semaglutide — not just for the pill version but also for the injectable …

Novo Nordisk sues Hims & Hers for infringing on a key Wegovy patent.

GLP-1 drugs, which have helped some people curb drug and alcohol use, may unlock a pathway to moderation.

The telehealth company Hims & Hers said it will no longer sell a compounded version of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill, just days after announcing the new product.

The move comes after Novo, which launched its …

GLP-1 drugs have ushered in a new era in weight loss.

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FDA will take “decisive steps” to thwart companies from mass marketing unapproved, compounded versions of GLP-1 drugs

The US government said it will refer telehealth and GLP-1 company Hims & Hers to the Department of Justice for investigation, following the company’s controversial launch of a compounded version of Novo …

A research team led by the Department of Medicine, under the School of Clinical Medicine, LKS Faculty of Medicine of the University of Hong Kong (HKUMed), has synergized the impacts of worldwide clinical trial data through a series of meta-analyses on GLP‑1 receptor agonists, an emerging cardiometabolic drug, offering in-depth insights into its safety profile and novel therapeutic potential in treating cardiovascular diseases.

(MedPage Today) — As the Winter Olympic Games get underway, the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) is monitoring an unexpected class of drugs: GLP-1 receptor agonists.
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Novo Nordisk has also spoken out strongly against Hims & Hers’ compounded Wegovy pill, with CEO Maziar Mike Doustdar telling investors the knockoff version is a waste of money.

I’ve been waiting for the big showdown between drugmakers and compounders for months, and it’s finally here.

Today on Post-Hoc Live at 12 p.m. ET, we’ll be talking about telehealth company Hims & Hers’ plan …

Biopharma’s obsession with the weight loss sector—projected to exceed $130 billion in revenue by 2035—shows no signs of slowing down as analysts gear up for a year that will test the oral market and provide key data on novel mechanisms.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary took a not-so-subtle swipe at Hims & Hers in a social media post Thursday, saying his agency would “take swift action against companies mass-marketing illegal copycat drugs.”

Without naming Hims, Makary’ …

New GLP-1 ads, like telehealth provider Ro’s new campaign featuring tennis icon Serena Williams, aim to shift the conversation about weight loss drugs.

This year, the Super Bowl will feature advertising of GLP-1 drugs in new ways.

Telehealth provider Ro is using tennis star Serena Williams to help break down stigma.

Novo Nordisk’s threatened legal action against Hims & Hers for selling a compounded version of the pharma giant’s newly launched Wegovy pill may be far from a slam-dunk win.

Dae Lee, an attorney at Buchanan …

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Hims & Hers is making available a cheaper, compounded version of the Wegovy weight loss pill sold by Novo Nordisk, prompting the drugmaker to accuse the telehealth platform of “illegal…

(MedPage Today) — Telehealth company Hims & Hers said Thursday it will launch a cheaper, off-brand version of the weight-loss pill semaglutide (Wegovy), just weeks after drugmaker Novo Nordisk launched its highly anticipated reformulation…

Novo Nordisk said Thursday it would take legal action against a US chain offering a copycat of the new pill version of its Wegovy weight-loss drug.

The Super Bowl is once again getting the GLP-1 ad treatment.

Hims & Hers is back with another combative spot that calls out the disparities in healthcare experiences between the …

Late-stage GLP-1 candidates from Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk and Amgen have a combined net present value of $68 billion.

One of the assets shelved by Eli Lilly is a gene therapy for dementia, which it obtained in its $1.04-billion acquisition of Prevail Therapeutics in late 2020.

What drug ads will air during Sunday’s Super Bowl? STATus Report host Alex Hogan and reporter at large Damian Garde have a rundown of what to expect.

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in the weight-loss medications Ozempic and Wegovy, offers substantial cardiovascular benefits for selected patients without diabetes who have established heart disease, but further price reductions are needed to make the therapy good value for money, according to a new analysis from researchers at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC).

In addition to claiming revenue of $19.3 billion for the fourth quarter, Eli Lilly executives offered a glimpse into their strategy to expand their GLP-1 franchise into the immunology and inflammation space, with trials currently underway in asthma, psoriatic arthritis, Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis.

(MedPage Today) — Clinicians are seeing more cases of “agonorexia,” when use of GLP-1 receptor agonists turns into disordered eating. (New York Post)
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