Semaglutide

The World Health Organization warns about fake Ozempic

Barbara Terrio

Good morning, Quartz readers! Here’s what you need to know The World Health Organization issued a warning about fake Ozempic. ...

The Truth About Ozempic and Muscle Loss

Debi Johnson

It’s hard to go a day without hearing something new about the latest diabetes and obesity medications, semaglutide and tirzepatide. ...

Ozempic Drug Semaglutide Could Protect Kidneys, Study Finds

Debi Johnson

Topline Novo Nordisk’s weight loss injection semaglutide — the ingredient inside its wildly popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy — could ...

What to Know About the Link Between Stomach Paralysis and Ozempic

Debi Johnson

New research this month is the latest to link the use of Ozempic, Wegovy, and other GLP-1 drugs to a ...

Designing a Semaglutide Study in Psychiatry, with Roger S. McIntyre, MD

Debi Johnson

Though its clinical benefit for cardiometabolic, renal, hepatic, and obesity medicine may seem too good to be true, the incretin ...

Experimental Weight Loss Procedure ‘Burns’ Stomach Lining to Curb Food Cravings

Debi Johnson

The future of weight loss is looking more varied by the second. This week, scientists have reported the preliminary findings ...

Fen-Phen Again? Why Ozempic and New Weight-Loss Drugs Are Different

Debi Johnson

The drug Ozempic, after just a few years on the market, has already become a household name synonymous with weight ...

Ozempic, Other Weight Loss Drugs Tied to Lower Risk of Depression and Anxiety

Debi Johnson

Another week, another study finding that Ozempic/Wegovy and similar drugs may do a lot more than just help people lose ...

Most People Who Stop Taking Wegovy/Ozempic Keep the Weight Off, Study Finds

Debi Johnson

A popular class of weight loss drugs may offer more lasting success than assumed, new data from Epic Research suggests. ...

FDA investigates reports of hair loss, suicidal thoughts in people using popular diabetes, weight loss drugs

Debi Johnson

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is looking into reports of adverse side effects from using diabetes medications such as ...

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