Weight-loss surgeries decline 25% as GLP-1 drugs grow in popularity

As the popularity of GLP-1 meds like Wegovy and Zepbound grows, fewer Americans are turning to weight-loss surgeries to trim their waistlines, a new report finds. Read More

Weight-Loss Surgeries Drop 25 Percent As Americans Opt For GLP-1 Medications

A study shows a 25.6 per cent decline in weight-loss surgeries as more Americans turn to GLP-1 medications like Wegovy and Zepbound. Despite their popularity, high costs and side effects may lead to ... Read More

Bariatric surgeries drop sharply as people turn to Wegovy, Saxenda for weight loss

The demand for bariatric operations dropped sharply last year as use of anti-obesity drugs such as Wegovy surged, study finds. Read More

Weight-Loss Surgeries Decline 25% as More Americans Turn to GLP-1 Meds

As the popularity of GLP-1 meds like Wegovy and Zepbound grows, fewer Americans are turning to weight-loss surgeries t ... Read More

Weight loss drugs didn't curb health costs within 2 years, data show

Among GLP-1 patients, prescription drug costs drove most of the spending increase, but medical costs also climbed over the two-year period ... into bariatric surgery also found no reduction in medical ... Read More

Diet and Weight Loss News

22, 2024 — Expanding access to new, highly effective weight-loss medications could prevent more than 40,000 deaths a year in the United ... Surveillance, Study Suggests Oct. 17, 2024 — New ... Read More

Weight-loss drugs could reduce risk of overdoses, new study says

A new study suggests that medications like Ozempic ... finding that those who took a weight-loss drug had a 40% lower chance of overdosing and a 50% lower chance of getting drunk. Read More

Cost-effectiveness of combining weight loss drugs and surgery

Newer weight loss drugs ... life year (QALY). A QALY is one adequately healthy year of life a patient could gain from treatment. At $17,400 to $22,850, the estimated cost of bariatric surgery ... Read More

Expanding access to weight-loss drugs could save thousands of lives a year, researchers say

Expanding access to new, highly effective weight-loss medications ... saved each year, primarily among those with private insurance. The study highlights a critical disparity in drug access. Read More

Weight loss drugs could help with alcohol and opioid addiction, new study shows

Diabetes and weight loss drugs like Mounjaro and Ozempic may also ... Dr. Céline Gounder, CBS News medical contributor and editor-at-large for public health at KFF Health News, said these are ... Read More

Weight-Loss Drugs May Help Alcohol and Opioid Addiction

Weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound are ... intoxication compared to those who didn't take them. “This suggests that [the drugs'] beneficial effects on addiction-related behaviors may ... Read More

Could weight-loss drugs boost the economy?

Streeting announced a collaboration with the world's largest pharmaceutical company, Lilly, which will include a five-year trial investigating whether the use of the weight-loss drug tirzepatide ... Read More