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Survey shows 25% of adults consider weight loss drug use without prescription

Written by | 23 Sep 2024

Injectable weight loss drugs are popular right now but can be hard to get because they are in short supply or too expensive without insurance. The result is […]

Semaglutide and tirzepatide treatment leads to weight loss in type 1 diabetes

Written by | 14 Sep 2024

Treatment with semaglutide and tirzepatide led to significant weight loss and improved blood sugar control in overweight or obese patients with type 1 diabetes (T1D). Researchers reported this […]

Innovative semaglutide hydrogel could reduce diabetes shots to once a month

Written by | 10 Sep 2024

French researchers have developed a new drug delivery system that could cut the dosing schedule for the type 2 diabetes and weight control drug semaglutide to just once […]

High BMI eligibility for semaglutide could cost Medicare an additional $145 billion annually

Written by | 30 Aug 2024

A brief research report found that 61% of Medicare-eligible adults have a BMI of 27 or higher, which means they may benefit from a GLP-1 receptor agonist like […]

Data shows surge in in new GLP-1RA prescriptions for obesity without type 2 diabetes

Written by | 25 Jul 2024

A nationwide study found a marked increase in new GLP-1RA prescriptions over the last decade, particularly since 2020. Semaglutide was the most prescribed GLP-1RA, by far, in 2023. […]

Popular prescription weight loss drugs linked to uncommon blinding condition

Written by | 14 Jul 2024

A new study led by investigators from Mass Eye and Ear found that patients prescribed semaglutide (as Ozempic or Wegovy) for diabetes or weight loss had a higher risk of […]

Semaglutide significantly reduces risk of major kidney disease events, cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease

Written by | 28 May 2024

Semaglutide significantly reduces risk of major kidney disease events, cardiovascular outcomes and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, groundbreaking study reveals A pioneering […]

Weight loss drug linked with reduced need for diuretics in heart failure patients

Written by | 14 May 2024

Semaglutide reduces the need for loop diuretic use and dose, and has positive effects on symptoms, physical limitations, and body weight in patients with heart failure with preserved […]

STEP-HFpEF trial – caveats and implications

Written by | 19 Oct 2023

STEP-HFpEF was a randomised, controlled trial designed to find out whether semaglutide for 52 weeks could improve heart failure symptoms and physical function in obese, non-diabetic patients with […]

Semaglutide for prevention or cure of HFpEF?

Written by | 18 Oct 2023

The results of the STEP-HFpEF trial point towards routine use of GLP-1 agonists in heart failure but this has to be balanced against conflicting guidelines and cost pressures […]

How semaglutide impacts HFpEF

Written by | 17 Oct 2023

The results of the STEP-HFpEF trial showed statistically significant benefits “across the board” and these benefits were not due to weight loss alone, according to Vicky Ruszala, Specialist […]

Could semaglutide help obese patients with heart failure?

Written by | 16 Oct 2023

STEP-HFpEF was a randomised, controlled trial designed to find out whether semaglutide for 52 weeks could improve heart failure symptoms and physical function in obese, non-diabetic patients with […]

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