The New York Times Presents: ‘Weight of the World’
As GLP-1 medications like Ozempic soar in popularity, our new documentary follows three people on their weight-loss journeys ...
Ozempic Could Crush the Junk Food Industry. But It Is Fighting Back.
As revolutionary new weight-loss drugs turn consumers off ultraprocessed foods, the industry is on the hunt for new products.
Kennedy Doesn’t Like Ozempic. Here’s What He Can Do About It.
President-elect Donald J. Trump is set to nominate Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the Health and Human Services Department, ...
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Ozempic Could Prevent Diabetes. Should It Be Used for That?
Experts don’t all agree on such a use for the drugs. By Dani Blum A new study adds to mounting evidence showing that drugs like Ozempic don’t just treat diabetes — they can also prevent it.
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Obesity Drug Shows Promise in Easing Knee Osteoarthritis Pain
By Gina Kolata The blockbuster drug semaglutide, sold as Ozempic for diabetes and as Wegovy for weight loss, now has a new proven benefit: It markedly soothed knee pain in people who are obese and ...
Biden proposes weight-loss drugs Ozempic, Wegovy be covered by Medicare and Medicaid
Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by ...
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Ozempic and Wegovy may help curb alcohol addiction, study suggests
The blockbuster drugs Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on drinking, new research published Wednesday ... Some people may have been hospitalized multiple times.) The alcohol-related ...
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Ozempic reduces knee osteoarthritis pain by almost half: ‘That’s huge’
A new, large-scale study finds that medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can seriously ... Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, told the New York Times this week, “The magnitude of the improvement ...