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Ozempic-like drugs may treat alcohol addiction, study finds

A study using Swedish patient data found anti-obesity drugs were linked with fewer hospitalizations related to alcohol use, adding to a body of work suggesting these drugs could potentially be used to manage addiction.

LiveScience

Fat cells have a 'memory' of obesity, study finds

Most people who lose weight through dieting will see it creep back up, leading to a cycle of "yo-yo dieting" that's hard on the body. A new study suggests fat cells keep a memory of previous weight gain, which may help to explain why this happens.

LiveScience

Why some people don’t lose weight with Wegovy

Clinical trials have shown that people using weight-loss jabs, such as Wegovy and Mounjaro, lose anywhere between 16% and 21% of their body weight. But the drugs don’t work for everyone.

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208 million Americans are classified as obese or overweight, according to new study synthesizing 132 data sources

Nearly half of adolescents and three-quarters of adults in the U.S. were classified as being clinically overweight or obese in 2021. The rates have more than doubled compared with 1990.

The Conversation

Biden Administration Proposes Expanded Coverage For Anti-Obesity Drugs

Biden administration proposes expanding coverage for anti-obesity drugs to millions of Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries, potentially reducing out-of-poc...

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Novo Nordisk Foundation CEO dismisses ‘Nokia risk’ to Denmark’s economy

Novo Nordisk Foundation CEO Mads Krogsgaard Thomsen said only 9 million people are using GLP-1s compared with 1 billion people living with obesity.

Fortune

White House rule would expand coverage of anti-obesity drugs - Roll Call

It’s unclear whether incoming President Donald J. Trump will support outgoing President Joe Biden’s plan to insure the weight loss drugs.

Roll Call

Biden proposes Medicare and Medicaid cover costly weight-loss drugs for millions of obese Americans

Millions of obese Americans would be eligible to have popular weight-loss drugs like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning

The Independent UK

Study finds yet another use for popular diabetes and obesity drugs

Several new uses have been found for the drugs

The Independent UK

Popular diabetes and obesity drugs also protect kidneys, study suggests

The combined reduction in the risk of kidney failure, worsening kidney function and death due to kidney disease was 19%, researchers found.

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The Independent UK

Restaurant calorie labelling ‘sees no meaningful decrease in consumption’

The Government introduced mandatory calorie labelling in England for businesses that serve food in 2022 as part of its national obesity strategy.

Benzinga

Scholar Rock Stock Jumps As Rival Biohaven's Muscle-Wasting Drug Flunks Pivotal Study

Biohaven reported taldefgrobep data showing motor function gains in SMA and plans to advance obesity studies with an autoinjector in 4Q24.

The Independent UK

What happens when Ozempic and Wegovy don’t work?

Patients are shocked when they start getting the weekly injections but hardly lose weight

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RFK Jr. Spooks Weight-Loss Stocks. Should Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk Be Worried?

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s potential appointment to HHS has spooked Eli Lilly stock and stocks tied to popular weight-loss drugs.

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Crazy-expensive weight loss drugs may soon see a major change

Experts are divided on the long-term costs of one big move.

The Independent UK

Doctors worry about RFK Jr’s anti-Ozempic stance (and many of his other views)

Experts have argued Kennedy’s insistence that food reform would cure obesity and chronic disease is an oversimplification

The Conversation

Basic rules for screen time at a young age can help reduce childhood obesity – new research

Childhood obesity is a growing concern worldwide. But in New Zealand it’s a particularly pressing issue.

Fortune

Sitting too much is a danger not even exercise can undo. Here are 5 tips to move more

Existing research has tied sedentary behavior to a slew of health problems in both children and adults, from obesity and poor sleep to cancer and Type 2 diabetes.

Investors Business Daily

Biotech Stock Attempts To End Losing Streak, Lands Back in Buy Zone

This biotech stock is back in a buy zone after a sharp sell-off. The company makes an obesity drug and develops treatments for rare diseases.

The Independent UK

Fat tissue discovery may explain why some people easily regain lost weight

Finding may lead to improved strategies for weight management

The Guardian - UK

Fat ‘remembering’ past obesity drives yo-yo diet effect, say experts

Research shows fat cells are affected by obesity in a way that alters how they respond to food, potentially for years

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