The Latest Breaking News from Weight Loss

Illinois Governor JB Pritzker admits to using GLP-1 to aid in 80-lb weight loss: ‘Really life-changing’

President Trump has targeted Pritzker’s weight in several personal attacks

The Independent UK · Sep 21

GLP-1 Drugs Reshaped Diabetes Care but a New Economic Analysis Sees Little Change in Work or Mood

A University of Chicago analysis of 11 years of federal survey data found that GLP-1 use in diabetes patients did not shift mental health or employment.

Medical Daily · Sep 20

Fiber Supplement Not Labeled as Tejocote Tests Positive for Yellow Oleander as FDA Warning List Hits 33

The FDA added three more weight loss supplements to its yellow oleander alert, bringing the list to 33. One is not labeled as tejocote root at all.

Medical Daily · Sep 19

Peptide user tore oesophagus after using counterfeit product, Australian regulator warns

TGA issues alert after person was hospitalised after believing they were taking experimental weight loss drug retatrutide

The Guardian - AU · Sep 14

Insurance company rejected Rs 3 lakh mediclaim saying it was an obesity treatment; court found the surgery also treats high BP, weight gain, knee pain; insurer ordered to pay Rs 3.5 lakh

An insurance company rejected a Rs 3.2 lakh mediclaim by calling a weight loss surgery an obesity treatment excluded under the policy. The Ernakulam consumer commission found the surgery was meant to treat high blood pressure, weight gain and knee problems together, and ruled that the insurer had no medical…

The Economic Times · Sep 12

From ‘Ozempic breath’ to hair loss: sorting the science from the hype about weight loss jabs

Do you gain weight once you stop using them? Do they make your face saggy? Can they improve your mental health? Experts explain whether 13 common beliefs about GLP-1s are true or false

The Guardian - UK · Sep 11

Maduro’s wife seeks house arrest, cites heart condition, weight loss

Twenty-four-hour armed surveillance, recorded phone calls and video monitoring are among the conditions lawyers for Venezuela’s former first lady Cilia Flores have proposed if she is allowed to await trial under home confinement. Visitors would also need approval from prosecutors and the court.

The Times of India · Sep 11

Weight-loss campaigns aimed at First Nations women look like drug marketing in disguise

If you’ve scrolled through social media or watched TV, you’ve probably seen campaigns featuring women describing how difficult weight loss can be. These say you’ve probably “tried everything”. Then, viewers are encouraged to “talk to a doctor” about managing their weight.

The Conversation · Sep 10

Can a New Weight Loss Treatment Escape the Legal and Regulatory Thicket?

It’s Eli Lilly vs. RFK Jr. in a battle over the rules around retatrutide.

Reason · Sep 10

Weight Loss Drug Prescriptions for Children Aged Eight to Eleven Rose Sharply but Remain Rare Nationally

A new Pediatrics study found GLP-1 prescribing in children aged 8 to 11 rose 310-fold since 2019, though only 0.6 percent ever received one.

Medical Daily · Sep 10