To understand whether Wegovy should be used as part of the solution for childhood obesity, you first have to understand the problem. Megan Kelsey, MD That’s not always easy, even for a doctor, says Megan Kelsey, MD, medical director of lifestyle medicine and adolescent bariatric surgery at Children’s Hospital Colorado. Kelsey admits that early in …
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Who Gets Wegovy? (Hint: Not Always Those Who Need it Most)
Wegovy and other semaglutide-containing drugs can help people with obesity lose weight. But not everyone who needs these effective weight loss drugs can get them. Source: https://www.webmd.com/obesity/features/who-gets-wegovy-not-those-who-need-it-most?src=RSS_PUBLIC
Ozempic and Wegovy Fakes Wreak Havoc: How to Stay Safe
Aug. 22, 2023 – In horse racing, a “false favorite” is a horse whose odds don’t reflect its abilities, and who’s unlikely to deliver. The same is true of fake or counterfeit versions of the drug semaglutide, sold as Wegovy for weight loss and as Ozempic for type 2 diabetes, which are flooding North American …
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Weight Loss Drug Wegovy May Help Prevent Heart Attacks
Aug. 8, 2023 – Problems in the heart and blood vessels such as heart attacks and strokes were reduced 20% among patients taking the popular but expensive weight loss drug Wegovy, according to a trial of more than 17,000 people with overweight or obesity who also had cardiovascular disease. The finding should fuel improved patient …
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Wegovy U.S. Supply Shortage Strikes Again
May 5, 2023 — The on-again, off-again saga of Wegovy supply problems for U.S. patients looking to lose weight is back. Novo Nordisk, the company that manufactures and markets semaglutide for weight loss as Wegovy and for treating type 2 diabetes as Ozempic, announced Thursday that the company will only be able to “supply limited …
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