Tag: weightloss
Could China’s New Ozempic-like Drugs Beat Out Current Weight-Loss Medications?
Could China’s New GLP-1 Drugs Beat Out Ozempic? GLP-1 drugs currently being tested in China target complications associated with obesity such as heart disease, fatty liver disease and type 2 diabetes By Rachel Fieldhouse & Nature magazine A drug that outperforms placebo in helping people to lose weight is one of a growing number of…
Why GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drugs Are Hard to Make into Pills
Ozempic Shots Have Taken Off. Why Haven’t GLP-1 Pills? Some experts say oral versions of popular weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy could offer people more flexibility and accessibility. What’s keeping the pills from taking off? By Hannah Seo edited by Lauren J. Young Popular weight-loss and type 2 diabetes drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic…
‘I feel blessed to get weight-loss jab’ – but can the NHS afford it for all?
Ray, 62 from south London, became one of the first patients to receive the weight-loss jab Wegovy on the NHS last year and has lost 14kg (just over two stone) in five months. BBC Panorama joined him as he was prescribed his first dose at London’s Guy’s Hospital, where he was told he would probably…