The European Medicines Agency has backed the use of Novo Nordisk's Wegovy to lower major heart risks and strokes in overweight or obese adults without diabetes, the Danish drugmaker said on
July 25, 2024
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July 26, 2024
Eli Lilly and Co said on Wednesday that the head of its diabetes and obesity division, Mike Mason, will retire by the end of the year after more than three decades with the drugmaker.
April 26, 2024
The number of U.S. employers who cover obesity medications, including Wegovy from Novo Nordisk that belongs to a class of GLP-1 drugs, could nearly double next year, according to a
April 26, 2024
A new study finds that the medicine in the diabetes drug Mounjaro helped people with obesity or who are overweight lose at least a quarter of their body weight
October 15, 2023
Healthcare companies who profit from treating obese and overweight patients are trying to convince investors that powerful new weight-loss drugs won't
July 02, 2024
Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly both expect juggernaut sales for their diabetes and weight-loss drugs to extend into coming years - limited only by their
April 26, 2024
Eli Lilly on Thursday said it has not yet gained approval in Britain for the injection pen it plans to use for its Mounjaro drug against obesity and
July 02, 2024
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April 26, 2024
Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it will launch its hugely popular Wegovy obesity drug in Japan on Feb. 22 next year.
April 26, 2024
Obesity drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are capturing the attention of celebrities and showing promising results in helping people shed pounds
December 28, 2023
Medications can play an important role in weight management, but not at the expense of overall nutrition. And healthy lifestyle habits are also key.
January 10, 2024
Novo Nordisk will target launches of its mega popular obesity shot Wegovy in markets where it already has strong sales of its
April 26, 2024
More than a billion people globally are now considered obese, a condition linked to an increased risk of numerous serious health problems, according to updated
April 26, 2024
Novo Nordisk's head of development on Friday told Reuters he was very comfortable the drugmaker would be able to launch the
April 26, 2024
Certain Medicare patients may get help paying for the popular weight-loss drug Wegovy, as long as they also have heart disease
March 21, 2024
Amgen investors eyeing dramatic share price gains for rivals with successful obesity drugs will be focused on any updates the biotech company may provide on its own weight-
May 16, 2024
Obesity, high blood sugar and high blood pressure among other metabolic issues now lead to almost 50% more years of healthy life lost to either disease or
June 02, 2024
Use of diabetes and obesity medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and other so-called GLP-1 drugs has soared among teens and young adults
May 22, 2024
Novo Nordisk's Wegovy obesity drug reduced adverse kidney-related events by 22% in overweight and obese people in a large study, according to a new analysis the
June 11, 2024
Evidence that weight-loss drugs like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Zepbound can cut heart disease risk, treat sleep apnea and address other health
June 26, 2024
For many U.S. parents seeking help for a child with obesity, the most widely-endorsed treatment is out of reach - and it's not the popular weight-loss
June 28, 2024
Novo Nordisk's popular obesity drug Wegovy helped women with a common heart disease lose more weight than men who had the same
June 23, 2024
Obesity drug-maker Novo Nordisk will spend $4.1 billion to build a U.S. facility to fill injection pens for its hugely popular
July 03, 2024
India is planning to offer incentives to promote local manufacturing of GLP-1 drugs used to treat diabetes and obesity, in 2026, a top government official said
June 28, 2024
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