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LONDON: Novo Nordisk said on Tuesday (Aug 8) a large late-stage study showed its obesity drug Wegovy had a clear medical benefit, in addition to weight loss, boosting the Danish drugmaker's hopes of moving beyond Wegovy's image as a…

A Statistic That Sums It Up: 15 percent.That’s the median weight loss experienced by people who take Wegovy, a drug from Novo Nordisk.The new drugs are the first truly effective obesity medicines. They act by stemming people’s appetites and…

Health Canada is independently reviewing a class of drugs used in diabetes and weight-loss medications following reports that they may lead to a risk of suicide.In an email on Friday, the federal department told CBC News that it would be…

The MHRA said that two other GLP-1 drugs, Sanofi's lixisenatide and Eli Lilly's dulaglutide, were also included. Sanofi and Lilly did not immediately respond to requests for comment on Wednesday. GLP-1 receptor agonists were originally…

Hormones can play a substantial role in thwarting your weight loss efforts. (Image: Shutterstock)Any kind of hormonal imbalance can give you a tough time to lose extra kilos.Have you ever found yourself frustrated by the inability to shed…

Lisa Marie Presley died from an obstructed bowel caused by previous weight-loss surgery, it was revealed today.Elvis Presley's daughter, 54, was rushed to hospital on January 12 after going into cardiac arrest.An LA County Coroner report…

Lisa Marie Presley died from complications from bariatric surgery she had several years ago, authorities said Thursday.The January 12 death at age 54 of the singer, songwriter and heir of Elvis Presley was ruled as being from natural causes…

This representational picture shows a measuring tape tangled around a person's hand. — Unsplash/FileFollowing information that the injections were associated with suicidal thoughts and self-harm among users, the European Medicines…

A few years ago my wife Clare was startled when a patient came into her GP surgery and said lightly, 'My husband is beating me.'Fortunately, this was not a case of domestic violence: what the patient was really complaining about was that…

Once, I thought I was pretty unique, but alas, no — I'm just one of the 12 million obese people in the country whom the NHS aims to help with the new 'wonder drug' Wegovy.In fact, I've already tried it, along with every single programme…