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Obesity Drug Maker Novo Nordisk Posts Strong Profit

Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, maker of the blockbuster diabetes and weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, posted Wednesday strong third-quarter earnings despite being held back by production constraints.

International Business Times

Pregnant Mothers With Obesity And PCOS At Higher Risk Of Having Smaller Babies: Study

On average, babies born to mothers with PCOS faced a higher risk of growth restriction, and the effects were more pronounced in mothers who were obese.

Medical Daily

Growing number of children leaving primary school underweight, new data says

Obesity in reception-age children also twice as high in deprived areas compared to affluent parts of England

The Independent UK

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Children as young as two treated for obesity-related illness in England

NHS data shows one in 10 reception-age pupils now have obesity as experts warn of public health crisis

The Guardian - UK

Obesity among children leaving primary school falls for third year in a row

The data is from the Government’s national child measurement programme, which covers mainstream state-maintained schools in England.

The Independent UK

Chinese Slimmers Trim Down At Weight-loss Camps

Yang Chi'ao takes her place next to gym equipment and waits to be called by an instructor at a weight-loss camp in China, where over half of adults are overweight.

International Business Times

Thanks to Wall Street, Novo Nordisk Stock is Now a Buy

Novo Nordisk has lost about a quarter of its value since the end of June. Meanwhile, indications are that its diabetes and weight-loss drugs may be useful in fighting cardiovascular disease, arthritis, opioid and alcohol addiction, and Alzheimer's. Novo remains a leader in the sector, and is trading at a…

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Weight loss drugs may cause addiction switching, says award-winning therapist

Labour’s plans to give weight loss drugs to the unemployed may not just fail: it could backfire, therapist Sally Baker explains

Evening Standard

JD Vance Suggests Democrats Want Americans To Be Unhealthy For Liberalism

Republican VP candidate JD Vance's comments on health, obesity, and political ideologies spark debate and highlight the need for evidence-based discussions.

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Up 285% YTD, Is It Too Late to Buy This Biotech Stock?

Viking Therapeutics is making notable advancements in obesity treatment with VK2735 and exploring strategic partnerships for its NASH program, positioning itself at the forefront of metabolic and endocrine disorder therapies

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Five reasons weight-loss jabs alone won’t help get people back to work

Prime Minister Keir Starmer and health secretary Wes Streeting have recently discussed plans to trial weight-loss injections for around 250,000 people with obesity who are unemployed in a bid to get them back into work, ease pressure on the NHS and boost the economy.

The Conversation

Ozempic, Wegovy or Mounjaro? The battle of the weight-loss injections

As drugs emerge as vital to the Government’s anti-obesity strategy, BBC Panorama is shedding light on the pharmaceuticals industry behind them

Evening Standard

New blood test could identify children at risk of diabetes, liver ills

Scientists have developed a novel blood test that uses lipids to identify children who are more susceptible to obesity-related problems like diabetes. Read further on Dynamite News:

Dynamite News

GLP-1 Drugs For Obesity Treatment Reduce Bariatric Surgeries By 25%: Study

The study noted that a vast majority of obese patients, strikingly 94.7%, received neither form of treatment, while 5% received GLP-1 RAs and 0.3% received surgery.

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The Guardian - UK

Force food firms to disclose products’ health ratings, industry boss urges

Exclusive: Stéfan Descheemaeker of Nomad Foods says mandatory rules could help kickstart ‘nutrition arms race’

The Times of India

Can Ozempic boost your brain function? Exploring the weight loss drug's many perks

Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs have proved to be revolutionary in managing the epidemic of obesity, treating diabetes, and somewhat reducing the risk of many chronic diseases. Studies are now proving its efficacy in improving brain health. According to a new study published in the journal Alzheimer's Dementia, Semaglutide, the…

Evening Standard

Doctors urged to look out for weight loss jab ‘misuse’

The medicines regulator has also urged medics to warn patients of side effects.

Evening Standard

Fine businesses not following anti-obesity rules on healthy food, peers say

The proposals came from the Lords’ Food, Diet and Obesity Committee.

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Is Eli Lilly Still a Top Healthcare Stock After Its Blockbuster Drug Approval?

Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and Company (LLY) is on an impressive run after winning Food and Drug Administration approval for a new eczema drug called Ebglyss. As the company expands its reach in the diabetes, obesity, and eczema markets, is it a must-have in your healthcare portfolio? Read on to…

Medical Daily

History Of Eating Disorders, Pre-Pregnancy Obesity Raises Offspring's Risk Of Mental Health Diagnosis

The study found associations between a mother's history of eating disorders and pre-pregnancy body mass index (BMI) higher than the normal weight range to most of the nine psychiatric diagnoses examined in the offspring.

AAP

Reducing child, teen obesity can save $7b health costs

Reducing the rate of overweight and obesity in Australian kids and teenagers by five per cent could save them more than $7 billion in lifelong health costs.

The National (Scotland)

Labour push SNP to give Scots weight-loss jabs on NHS

LABOUR are urging the SNP to mimic their plans to tackle obesity with weight-loss jabs.

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Mexico Implements Ban On Junk Food In Schools

Mexico's new regulations ban junk food in schools to combat childhood obesity, facing challenges in enforcement and infrastructure.

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting denies ‘dystopian future’ over weight-loss jabs for unemployed

UK health secretary says people will not be ‘involuntarily jabbed’ but that medications could be ‘gamechanging’

The Guardian - UK

From fashion to the food industry: 11 ways that weight-loss drugs have changed the world

The growing – and sometimes secret – use of drugs containing semaglutide has had a huge impact on how we live … but where will it end?

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