America's favorite weight loss drugs are impacting Denmark's currency and interest rates

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A new class of weight loss drugs is powering massive stock-market gains for Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly

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Obesity Drug Wegovy Found to Prevent Heart Attacks, Strokes in Major Trial

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Wegovy, the popular obesity treatment, also seems to offer heart health benefits. On Tuesday, Novo Nordisk reported the results of a comprehensive clinical trial evaluating the drug’s efficacy in preventing heart attacks and strokes in overweight or obese individuals. According to the company, Wegovy cut the risk of…

WeightWatchers could either win big or lose faithful customers, or both, in its pivot to Ozempic trend

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2 huge employers just said they're dumping Wegovy from their health plans. It's a sign of a crackdown on popular weight-loss drugs.

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Medicare is barred from paying for weight-loss drugs like Wegovy. Lawmakers just took the first step to change that.

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Why buzzy weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy cost so much more in the US

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Semaglutide is a weekly injection that mimics a hunger-regulating hormone in the body.

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Medicare is prohibited from covering weight-loss drugs — Ozempic could change that

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Semaglutide is a weekly injection that mimics a hunger-regulating hormone in the body.

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Ozempic and other new weight-loss drugs could save lives. Too bad millions of Americans are being denied access to them.

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While the while the healthcare system battles it out over revolutionary new weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, people who most need obesity treatment are stuck without access to these critical drugs.

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