Lilly Beats on Q3 Earnings, Ups View, Mounjaro, Zepbound Drive Sales

Eli Lilly and Company LLY reported third-quarter 2025 adjusted earnings per share (“EPS”) of $7.02, which beat the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $6.02 per share. In the year-ago quarter, Lilly recorded earnings of $1.18 per share. Adjusted EPS included acquired IPR&D charges of 71 cents in the third quarter. Revenues of $17.60 billion rose 54% year […]

Weight-loss drugs may be slimming America faster than anyone expected

The obesity rate in the U.S. is continuing its downward trend. The news comes three years after obesity rates hit a record high. In 2022, almost four out of 10 (39.9%) of Americans met the threshold for the classification, however, the number first began to shrink in 2023. Now, the rate of obesity is now […]

US obesity rates drop in tandem with rising GLP-1 use | Morning in America

The rate of adult obesity in the United States continued its gradual decline in 2025, as the use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs saw a sharp incline, according to new polling from Gallup. NewsNation’s Anna Kooiman breaks down the numbers for “Morning in America.” #Health #Obesity #WeightLoss Start your day with “Morning in America,” NewsNation’s […]

American Obesity Rates Are Now Falling, and It’s Almost Certainly Because of Ozempic

For decades, the obesity rate among Americans trended inexorably higher, to a peak of 39.9 percent in 2022. But now, new data from Gallup’s National Health and Well-Being Index shows that something extraordinary has happened: that longstanding trend has reversed, with the obesity rate falling back down to 37 percent this year. “This is a […]

Mounjaro Powers Eli Lilly to Bumper Quarter of Earnings

Drugmaker’s shares jump after revenue from weight-loss drug more than doubles Eli LillyLLY-0.80%decrease; red down pointing triangle reported higher third-quarter profit and raised its full-year outlook on surging demand for its GLP-1 weight-loss drugs, sending its shares higher in premarket trading. …

Taking GLP-1s to Get Ahead at Work

Photo-Illustration: by The Cut; Photos: Getty Images It’s tough to put a dollar amount on the advantages of looking conventionally “attractive” (young, well-dressed, thin), but the professional upsides are uncomfortably clear, especially when it comes to weight. Decades of research shows that people who are thinner tend to make more money and attain higher-status jobs, […]

US weight-loss drugs drive drop in obesity levels

Obesity levels in the US are falling, driven by the increased use of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic. The US has some of the highest obesity rates in the world, and the percentage of Americans with BMI over 30 — the classification for obesity — peaked at 39.9% in 2022, but has now fallen […]