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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic could help slow biological aging, researchers say

Sat, 08/31/2024 - 10:47

Two boxes of semaglutide under the trade names of Ozempic and Wegovy. — Semaglutide is the active ingredient in Ozempic.
UCG

health, uk-weekend, news-uk, Ozempic, wegovy, semaglutide, biological-age

Cheap copycat Ozempic sounds too good to be true. It is, a scientist found.

Fri, 08/16/2024 - 14:16

A close up of a woman injecting medication into the skin of her stomach. — Online versions of weight-loss drugs are often scams or pose a serious risk of contamination or overdose, new research suggests.
nensuria/Getty Images

health, health, weight-loss, GLP-1, semaglutide, weight-loss-drugs

Celebrities can't lose weight without people speculating they're on Ozempic. Here's who's addressed rumors — as Kylie Jenner denies using it.

Wed, 08/14/2024 - 07:01

Kylie Jenner posing in a cream dress on the Met Gala arrivals carpet. — Kylie Jenner at the Met Gala in May 2024.
Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty Images for The Met Museum/Vogue

health, Features, semaglutide, wegovy, Ozempic, weight-loss, weight-loss-drugs

Forget keto — Ozempic might finally kill the low-carb diet trend

Tue, 07/23/2024 - 15:00

a person cracking an egg into a bowl — The popularity of weight loss drugs like semaglutide may burst the low-carb diet bubble.
Anna Fedorova/Getty Images

health, health, nutrition, diets, weight-loss, weight-loss-drugs, keto

Children with high BMIs should not use obesity medications like WeGovy, US doctors warn

Wed, 06/19/2024 - 14:23

Wegovy injection pens — Wegovy injection pens.
Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images

health, Healthcare, weight-loss-drugs, Parenting, obesity, pediatrics, bmi

A millennial couldn't afford the Mounjaro weight-loss drug so he started secretly working 2 remote jobs. He's on track to make $166,000 this year and says he's lost 45 pounds.

Wed, 05/01/2024 - 09:55

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

overemployed worker California — A California millennial began secretly working two remote jobs to pay for weight-loss drugs. Worker in the story not pictured.
Urbazon / Getty Images

economy, Careers, economy, Careers, Overemployed, remote-work, Tech

How the 'Oh-oh-oh Ozempic' commercial song made a musician $1 million

Tue, 04/09/2024 - 16:05

David Paton (right) and his band Pilot in 1975. — David Paton (right) and his band Pilot in 1975. Five decades later, their hit song "Magic" has become a key part of Ozempic's marketing campaign.
Koh Hasebe/Shinko Music

Media, Ozempic, Advertising, Music, weight-loss, weight-loss-drugs, pharma

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

Fri, 02/16/2024 - 09:47

A wegovy pen in shadow — Michael Siluk/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images; BI

Healthcare, novo-nordisk, weight-loss-drugs, wegovy, Ozempic, employer-benefits, weight-loss

I've been tortured by shame since I was 8. Then along came Ozempic.

Thu, 02/15/2024 - 06:01

Photo of Albert Fox Cahn at home. — The thing about a lifetime of shame is that you have no idea how heavy a burden it is until the moment you set it down.
David Vades Joseph for BI

health, Healthcare, Discourse, Law, Ozempic, Discourse, discourse-freelance

Your tax dollars are getting spent on weight-loss drugs like Ozempic, and the total is adding up

Thu, 01/11/2024 - 06:09

Tech Insider : Economy, Economy

Ozempic pen with stethoscope and tape measure — Carolina Rudah/Getty Images

economy, health, economy, weight-loss-drugs, Ozempic, wegovy, health-insurance

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