drugs, Ozempic and Weight Loss

Scientists Explain ‘Ozempic Blindness,’ Link Between Sudden Vision Loss and Weight Loss Drugs
Research links weight loss medications like Ozempic and Zepbound to certain serious eye conditions.
The weight-loss drugs being tested in 2025: will they beat Ozempic?
In the first half of 2025, Ozempic developer Novo Nordisk in Bagsværd, Denmark, expects results from a second phase III trial of its experimental drug CagriSema — a combination of semaglutide and a medicine called cagrilintide. People on CagriSema lost about 23% of their body weight in a 68-week study, outperforming both drugs when taken alone.
Healthy Returns: Why people quit weight loss and diabetes drugs within one year
A new study examines how cost, side effects, and other factors influence whether people stop GLP-1s, while Noom cuts staff to focus on GLP-1 products.
Is Ozempic safe for weight loss? What doctors want you to know about blockbuster drug
Ozempic is synonymous with weight loss for many people. Doctors explain benefits and risks of semaglutide and other GLP-1 drugs, and whether they're safe.
Weight-loss, diabetes drugs linked to vision problems in small study
GLP-1) receptor agonists, which are used to treat type 2 diabetes and/or obesity, were linked to vision problems in a small study. Here's what doctors have to say.
5 hidden dangers of weight loss drugs and vision loss
In the glittering world of celebrity-endorsed weight loss transformations and viral before-and-after photos, a darker narrative is emerging from the shadows
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How do peptides for weight loss work?
Some of the most common peptides for weight loss are glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists. They include semaglutide (Wegovy), liraglutide (Saxenda), and tirzepatide (Zepbound).
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After success with weight loss GLP-1 drugs, IBX patients face high costs after insurer drops coverage for obesity
Independence Blue Cross began limiting coverage of GLP-1 drugs on Jan. 1 to some medical conditions, but not obesity or weight loss.
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Weight Loss and Diabetes Drugs: What’s the Latest Research?
GLP-1RAs have shown considerable effects for weight loss to treat obesity. A recent Phase 3 trial published in Nature Medicine found that tirzepatide led to additional ... have a 20% reduction ...
Dear Doctor: What can be done about a large distracting floater in my eye?
ANSWER: “Floaters” are bits of cellular debris in the vitreous humor, which is the gel-filled space in between the lens and ...
Some Ozempic users are developing serious eye issues that lead to blindness
A new study adds to a growing body of research suggesting a potential link between popular GLP-1 medications like Ozempic and vision loss.
Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad slams pricey pharma industry—and fumbles FDA warnings on compounded GLP-1 drugs
Taking a compounded GLP-1 medication isn’t the same thing as your pharmacy filling a cheaper, generic version of the drug ...