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A selection of injector pens for the Wegovy weight loss drug are shown in this photo illustration in Chicago, Illinois, March 31, 2023.Jim Vondruska | ReutersOnly around one-third of patients prescribed weight loss drugs such as Novo…

People should stop taking weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy before getting surgery, doctors say.The American Society of Anesthesiologists, which represents more than 53,000 physicians, made the recommendation in interim guidance released…

In this photo illustration, a box of the diabetes drug Ozempic rests on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California. Mario Tama | Getty ImagesPeople on diabetes and weight loss drugs such as Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and…

In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist from the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone in the human gut that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs such as Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and Wegovy. It’s called…

It's the blockbuster weight loss drug adored by Hollywood, despite being armed with powerful side effects. But now users of slimming jab semaglutide are warning about another unwelcome consequence — 'Ozempic butt'. Slimmers who've lost up…

In this photo illustration, boxes of the diabetes drug Ozempic rest on a pharmacy counter on April 17, 2023 in Los Angeles, California.Mario Tama | Getty ImagesNovo Nordisk on Tuesday sued five medical spas and wellness clinics for…

The B.C. government has announced that the number of Ozempic prescriptions being dispensed to Americans has plummeted by at least 99 per cent after the province enacted new regulations and a doctor behind an “unusually high…

Game-changing medications that help shave off excess weight, including Wegovy, Ozempic, and Mounjaro, have taken the world, especially Hollywood, by storm. Talk show host Jimmy Kimmel quipped at the 2023 Oscars that 'everybody looks so…

Patients taking the blockbuster weight-loss drug Wegovy are reporting an unusual added benefit — they are free from other addictions that used to rule their lives.Users across the country claim their cravings for cigarettes and alcohol…

Longtime users of Wegovy who stop using the drug will sometimes suffer major blood sugar spikes that leave them hospitalized, experts warn. Both Wegovy and its sister drug Ozempic use the active ingredient semaglutide. The drug works by…