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New Facial Plastic Surgery Survey Illustrates Impact of GLP-1 Receptor Agonists

FRIDAY, Feb. 7, 2025 – Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) medications for weight loss are significantly transforming the field of facial plastic surgery, according to the results of...

Prescriptions for Obesity Management Drugs Increasing

THURSDAY, Feb. 6, 2025 – Prescriptions of obesity management drugs (OMDs) have increased, and these increasing trends are associated with online search trends, according to a study published online...

Websites Selling Compounded GLP-1 RAs Often Misinform Consumers

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Websites that sell compounded glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) often partially inform or misinform consumers, including with respect to U.S. Food and...

No Link Seen Between GLP-1 Receptor Agonist Use and Thyroid Cancer

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 22, 2025 – Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) use is not associated with an increased risk for thyroid cancer over the short term, according to a study published ...

Popular GLP-1 Drugs Are Shaping Health Beyond Weight Loss & Diabetes

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes may have unexpected benefits for reducing risks for conditions such as substance abuse, psychosis, infections and even...

Popular GLP-1 Drugs Are Shaping Health Beyond Weight Loss & Diabetes

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 – Popular GLP-1 medications for weight loss and diabetes may have unexpected benefits for reducing risks for conditions such as substance abuse, psychosis, infections and even...

The New Definition of Obesity

The way obesity is diagnosed needs to become more sophisticated, an international commission has concluded. Using body-mass index (BMI) to tell who is overweight or obese is not reliable, and can...

Perioperative GLP-1 RA Use Reduces Risk for Complications in Patients With Diabetes

MONDAY, Jan. 13, 2025 – For patients with diabetes undergoing a surgical procedure, an active perioperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) prescription is associated with...

Some GLP-1s Achieve More Weight Loss Than Others: Study

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 8, 2025 – Three GLP-1 drugs are best at helping obese and overweight people drop weight, including one that hasn’t yet been approved for that purpose. A new evidence review published ...

GLP-1 RAs Efficacious for Weight Loss in Overweight, Obesity Without Diabetes

TUESDAY, Jan. 7, 2025 – For adults with overweight or obesity without diabetes, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are efficacious for weight loss, according to a review published...

How do GLP-1s Boost Weight Loss, Heart Health?

THURSDAY, Jan. 2, 2024 – Weight loss tops many folks’ list of New Years resolutions, and lots of people are turning to cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic to help them drop excess pounds. T...

Weight-Loss Drugs, Wily Viruses, Abortion Pill Under Attack: The Top Health Stories of 2024

MONDAY, Dec. 30, 2024 – It was a year in health news that will be hard to forget. As blockbuster weight-loss drugs known as GLP-1s made a sizable dent in the obesity epidemic, study after study...

FDA Says Shortage of GLP-1 Tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound) Is Over

THURSDAY, Dec. 19, 2024 – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration re-issued a decision first made by the agency in October that a shortage of the diabetes/weight-loss medication tirzepatide is over....

American Heart Association, Nov. 16-18

The annual meeting of the American Heart Association was held this year from Nov. 16 to 18 in Chicago, drawing attendees from around the world, including cardiovascular specialists, surgeons, and n...

Biden Seeks Coverage for GLP-1 RA Medications by Medicare, Medicaid

TUESDAY, Nov. 26, 2024 – The Biden administration is proposing Medicare and Medicaid coverage for glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) obesity medications like semaglutide (Wegovy)...

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