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The global diabetic population has risen fourfold to 828 million during the last three decades, with more than a quarter living in India, according to an analysis published in The Lancet.
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Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic receives EMA’s nod for chronic kidney disease treatment

HQ Team December 13, 2024: Novo Nordisk has announced that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP).

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US-based biotechnology company Viking Therapeutics Inc., reported “positive” results from its early-stage weight-loss oral drug and the pill showed mild to moderate side effects.
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Understanding muscle loss concerns with weight loss drugs like Wegovy

HQ Team November 8, 2024: The rise of weight loss medications such as Ozempic (semaglutide) and Wegovy has sparked significant interest and usage.

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Semaglutide based weightloss drugs tied to increased suicide risk in a new study
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New study stirs up semglutide and suicide link debate

HQ Team August 22, 2024: A new study based on data from the World Health Organization’s records on adverse drug reactions found that.

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Diabetes and weight loss drug can help quit smoking, finds new study

HQ Team July 31, 2024: A new research published in the Annals of Internal Medicine reveals that semaglutide is effective in helping people quit.

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Overdose of weight-loss drugs and dosing errors by patients and healthcare providers have led to adverse events, including hospitalisation, the USFDA warned.
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FDA issues warning over weight-loss drug overdose, dosing errors

Overdose of weight-loss drugs and dosing errors by patients and healthcare providers have led to adverse events, including hospitalisation, the USFDA warned.

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Eli Lilly’s weight-loss injection Zepbound, taken along as a supplement with diet and exercise, got the USFDA and UK regulator’s nod after clinical trials proved adults lost 48 pounds on average during treatment.
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7-fold increase in use of GLP-1 weight loss drugs among teens, young adults

Research finds a sharp increase in use of weightloss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy among teens and young adults

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Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic delayed the progression of kidney disease and cardiovascular and kidney death in 24% of people involved in trials, the company announced.
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Novo Nordisk says Ozempic reduces kidney disease progression 

HQ Team March 6, 2024: Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic delayed the progression of kidney disease and cardiovascular and kidney deaths in 24%.

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Cancer patients and survivors who drink alcohol make their treatment less effective and raise their chances of the disease returning — an exigency often ignored by caretakers.
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Medications for obesity show promise in curbing alcohol cravings

Bharti Jayshankar January 26, 2024: A recent study has uncovered an unexpected benefit of medications commonly prescribed for obesity and type 2 diabetes:.

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Dutch pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has stopped testing Ozempic to treat the progression of renal impairment in people with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease after the interim results met certain pre-specified” criteria for efficacy.
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Novo Nordisk stops testing of Ozempic as kidney trial meets efficacy goals

HQ Team October 11, 2023: Dutch pharmaceutical company, Novo Nordisk, has stopped testing Ozempic to treat the progression of renal impairment in people.

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Diabetes drugs used in weight-loss therapies may come with a risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction, a study by the University of British Columbia found.
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Users of diabetic drugs for weight loss at risk of stomach paralysis

HQ Team October 7, 2023: Diabetes drugs used in weight-loss therapies may come with a risk of stomach paralysis, pancreatitis and bowel obstruction,.

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