ADA (American Diabetes Association) June 20-23 Obesity Medicines Novo Nordisk Posters and Talks

Novo CagriSema CagriSema is an investigational medication being developed by Novo Nordisk for the treatment of obesity and type 2 diabetes. It is a fixed-dose combination of two drugs: Cagrilintide: An amylin analog that helps regulate appetite and reduce food intake Semaglutide: A glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist that improves blood sugar control and promotes weight loss. CagriSema is designed […]

STAT+: Lilly adds highest Zepbound doses to DTC offering

Want to stay on top of the science and politics driving biotech today? Sign up to get our biotech newsletter in your inbox. Good morning, let’s get straight to the news today. The need-to-know this morning Eli Lilly is buying Verve Therapeutics, developer of gene-editing treatments for cardiovascular disease, for $1 billion plus a CVR potentially worth another $300 million.  […]

Ozempic outperforms another diabetes drug for reducing stroke risk

Type 2 diabetes patients taking semaglutide, often sold as Ozempic or Wegovy, have a slightly lower risk of stroke compared to patients taking another diabetes drug—empagliflozin. International researchers studied data from 7,899 patients treated with semaglutide and 7,899 treated with empagliflozin to look for differences in the risk of death, heart attack, stroke, heart failure and an irregular heartbeat.

Men Are Reporting ‘Ozempic Penis’ – But Experts Say It’s Not What They Think

Man wearing a belt Recently, Redditors in an Ozempic forum shared an unexpected perceived side-effect of taking the semaglutide jab.  “Increased size, anyone else notice?” the site user wrote. In the comments, multiple site users confirmed they’d also seen change, which some have called “Ozempic penis.” They’re not alone. Diabetes.co.uk suggested that the 10% increase […]