Why cheap copycat Ozempic is still everywhere

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The copycat weight-loss drugs party was supposed to be over, but it's still raging on.

OpenAI just created one of the richest charities in the world

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OpenAI CEO Sam Altman said on Monday that the X and Reddit posts on AI feel "very fake in a way it really didn't a year or two ago."

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Here's what Big Pharma could buy in 2025, from obesity drugs to precision cancer treatments, according to a top M&A banker

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Chris Roop, head of M&A for the Americas at investment bank Jefferies, said Big Pharma will be looking for new drugs to boost growth in 2025.

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5 new weight-loss drugs to watch in the fight for the next Ozempic

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The race is on to make a weight-loss pill that is as effective as injectables like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound.

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Weight-loss drugs are life-changing — and expensive. Here's one woman's solution.

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Tara Rothenhoefer has been taking tirzepatide for more than four years, and only in the past six months has she felt secure in having an affordable supply.

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Eli Lilly's Wegovy rival Zepbound will help make weight-loss drug market worth $130 billion by 2030, Goldman Sachs says

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Zepbound is Eli Lilly's new weight-loss drug.

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2 major employers said they stopped paying for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy after the drugmaker threatened to penalize them

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Healthcare companies are promising to help patients quit Wegovy. There's just one problem with that.

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Ozempic maker plans manufacturing blitz as market for the drug is expected to top $100 billion in 2030

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A new ETF will allow investors to cash in on the Ozempic-fueled weight loss craze that's swept markets this year

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Ozempic.

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