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The White House Just Announced Reduced Costs For Weight Loss Drugs—Here's What That Means For You

One of the biggest gripes around weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound is the high price tag. At $1,000 or more a month, these drugs can be out of reach. But a new initiative from the White ... Read More

Trump says Medicare can now cover weight loss drugs like Ozempic

Medicare will cover weight-loss drugs under a deal between the Trump administration and drugmakers Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk to cut prices for blockbuster diabetes and anti-obesity drugs. Why it ... Read More

Ozempic maker Novo Nordisk lowers growth outlook for its weight loss drugs as pricing pressures mount

Novo launched a rival bid to acquire American obesity biotech firm Metsera last week, superseding an offer for the firm from U.S. pharma giant Pfizer. On Monday, Pfizer said it had filed a second ... Read More

A New Study Found That Weight-Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Could Lower Your Heart Attack Risk

A new University College London study featuring 17,604 participants age 45 and up discovered that semaglutide -- a GLP-1 agonist found in weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy -- decreases the ... Read More

Costco, Sam's Club and Hy-Vee now offer weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Here's what to know

WASHINGTON — Weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy are now offered to non-insured customers at several stores, including Costco and Sam's Club. On Friday, Hy-Vee became the latest grocery ... Read More

More and more workers are using weight loss drugs. It’s costing their employers a fortune

Weight loss drugs are proving to be super popular among many workers with job-based health insurance. But GLP-1 medications are busting their employers’ budgets, leading some firms to rethink their ... Read More

Searching 'weight' can bring up Ozempic in results. It's a drug advertising loophole

There are strict rules about what drug companies can say in TV or print ads. But a new study shows there's a lot more wiggle room when companies pay to sponsor online search results. Read More

Weight loss drugs are bringing down the country's obesity rate, a survey shows

The number of people using injectable obesity treatments is increasing rapidly, and it is leading to declines in obesity, according to a new survey by the Gallup National Health and Well-Being Index. Read More