Minor league baseball team accused of insensitivity for naming mascot after weight-loss drug
Minnesota’s minor league baseball team will keep its pig mascot name despite an outcry on social media about possible insensitivity. saint paul saints triple a club The Minnesota Twins have featured a new pig with a unique name as their mascot every year since the team moved to St. Paul, Minnesota in 1992. Over the […]
Weight-loss drug Wegovy approved by FDA to cut heart attack, stroke risk
Wegoby, the popular weight loss drug that has helped millions of Americans lose weight, can now be used to reduce the risk of stroke, heart attack, and other serious cardiovascular disease in overweight or obese patients. I did. Federal regulators announced Friday.. The Food and Drug Administration has approved label changes requested by drug company […]
Weight-loss medications are not effective without ‘nutrition therapy,’ experts say
on person weight loss Travel should not be solely dependent on anti-obesity drugs, according to a statement from the National Nutrition Association. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics released a statement on March 4, World Obesity Day. “The Academy is appealing to the medical community, including pharmaceutical manufacturers of anti-obesity drugs, obesity drug providers, and […]
Ozempic, the happy drug? Study suggests weight-loss medications could reduce depression, anxiety
For millions of people using Ozempic and Wegovy. weight loss is the most well-known result, but new research suggests the drug may also help tame depression. Researchers at Epic Research, a Verona, Wisconsin-based health analytics company, found that: diabetic patient People prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1) drugs were less likely to develop depression than […]
North Carolina state workers’ health plan ending coverage for certain weight-loss drugs
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina's health insurance program for government employees, teachers, retirees and their families is losing out on a popular but expensive insurance program after a price war with two brand-name manufacturers. It will soon no longer cover obesity drugs. medicine. The North Carolina Board of Health Planning Boards voted 4-3 Thursday […]
Eli Lilly launches website, home delivery option for weight-loss drug Zepbound
Eli Lilly on Thursday launched a website to allow people to order directly from drug makers, including the weight-loss drug Zepbound, and to connect people with obesity and other conditions with telemedicine companies. The service, called LilyDirect, was born on the back of extraordinary demand last year for powerful weight-loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's […]