Why Employers Are Pulling Back on Weight-Loss Drug Coverage
In an effort to cut costs, companies are changing how they cover popular weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic.#wegovyandozempic (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Novo Nordisk Says Ozempic Drug Cuts Risk of Kidney Problems
Novo Nordisk’s blockbuster weight-loss drug cuts the risk of kidney disease-related events in diabetic patients by 24%, according to a new clinical trial conducted by the company.#novonordisks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Patients Lose Access to Weight-Loss Drugs as Employers Stop Coverage
To rein in spiraling spending, employers are discontinuing reimbursement or placing new limits on who is covered. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 5, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can Obesity Risk Be Treated Without Weight Loss Focus? Can Obesity Risk Be Treated Without Weight Loss Focus?
Canadian dieticians identified a host of solutions for obesity management recommendations for improved health and well-being of patients who aren ' t centered on weight loss.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - March 5, 2024 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Source Type: news

Exercise Key to Maintaining Weight Loss After Stopping GLP-1 Receptor Agonists
MONDAY, March 4, 2024 -- The addition of supervised exercise to obesity pharmacotherapy improves healthy weight maintenance after treatment termination, according to a study published online Feb. 19 in eClinicalMedicine.Simon Birk Kj ær... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Zone Labs, Inc. Introduces ZoneRx ® Muffins: The First Line of Simple & amp; Delicious Food Products for Hunger Suppression and Better Metabolic Control
New ZoneRx® Muffins use advanced nutritional technologies to suppress hunger without fatigue, creating a more natural and healthier alternative to injectable weight loss drugs. PEABODY, Mass., March 4, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Zone Labs, a pioneer in developing innovative nutritional... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - March 4, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news

Missed Out on Novo Nordisk Stock? Buy This 1 Biotech Stock Right Now
After rising by 137% in one day upon the publication of favorable phase 2 clinical trial results on Feb. 27, Viking Therapeutics (VKTX 10.60%) is now doubtlessly on many investors' radars. Soon enough, the biotech will likely try to launch a new weight loss medication capable of rivaling Novo…#novonordisk #vikingtherapeutics #wegovy #elililly #zepbound #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Ozempic is coming for gyms. Here ’s how they’re responding
America’s gyms are adjusting their strategies as more of their members take weight loss drugs. Luxury gyms such as Life Time and Equinox are acquiring weight loss clinics with doctors who can prescribe GLP-1s, the powerful new class of medications that has proven to be highly effective at helping…#lifetime #glp1s #babyboomers #weightwatchers #glp1 #jpmorgan #planetfitness #simeonsiegel #bmocapitalmarkets #bahramakradi (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 4, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

World Obesity Day 2024: Fasting and obesity prevention
4 March 2024, Cairo, Egypt – Today, World Obesity Day 2024, is a chance to highlight the need to talk about obesity and youth. Obesity is a major health issue in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region. More than half of women (53%), nearly half of men (45%) and an alarming 8% of school-aged children and adolescents are obese, while 20.5% are overweight. If no action is taken to address obesity, these figures are expected to rise. World Obesity Day this year coincides with the holy month of Ramadan. The daily fasting period, from dawn to sunset, offers a structured way to reset one’s relationship with food. It’s a cha...
Source: WHO EMRO News - March 3, 2024 Category: Middle East Health Source Type: news

Brouhaha over Oprah on Ozempic shows technology advances faster than attitudes
You get Ozempic! You get Ozempic! Everybody gets Ozempic! Big news in the weight-loss world this week: Oprah Winfrey is exiting WeightWatchers. The talkshow host has been the public face of the company for almost a decade but is stepping away from the board and donating all her shares to charity…#oprahwinfrey #weightwatchers #elonmusk #glp1 #winfreys #ozempic #ww #winfreysglp1 #paulford #wired (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

7 habits that can help you lose weight —and keep it off
Nearly 75% of Americans are overweight or obese, despite a $225 billion dollar weight loss and management industry focused on tools, programs, and products for shedding pounds and keeping them off. But if there are so many solutions available, why aren’t more people successful at their weight loss…#obese #scottkahan #mph #lydiaalexander #kahan #alexander #fortunecom (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Can we cut Oprah Winfrey some slack? The struggle to lose weight is real
Yes, Oprah Winfrey is in the news again — in this case, for her decision to sell her stake in WW International WW, (formerly known as WeightWatchers) and leave the company’s board. The decision came after Winfrey announced, to considerable backlash, that she was taking a weight-loss drug to help…#oprahwinfrey #wwinternationalww #weightwatchers #winfrey #wws #sequence #ozempicandwegovynvo #ww #simasistani #obese (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 2, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

CEO says Hormel Foods is well-positioned as weight-loss drugs grow popular
Hormel Foods CEO Jim Snee told CNBC's Jim Cramer on Thursday that his company is set up to do well as weight-loss drugs gain popularity, citing a varied "protein portfolio." "No matter how you think about our portfolio, you're going to encounter protein, which is a really important part of any…#hormelfoods #jimsnee #jimcramer #skippy #justin #snee #planters (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - March 1, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

‘Epidemic of obesity’ blights children as global rates soar
Research shows urgent need for policies to encourage weight loss and cut disease risk (Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare)
Source: FT.com - Drugs and Healthcare - February 29, 2024 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

5 Investors Betting Big on Weight Watchers (WW) Stock as Oprah Backs Out
Institutional investors increased their WW stock exposure by 5.16% during Q4 Shares of WW International (NASDAQ:WW) stock are plunging lower after the weight loss and fitness company reported its fourth-quarter earnings. WW also revealed that Oprah Winfrey has decided not to seek re-election as…#ww #wwinternational #oprahwinfrey #winfreyfirst #winfrey #yoy #novonordisk #nvo #elililly #lly (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - February 29, 2024 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news