New research this month is the latest to link the use of Ozempic, Wegovy, and other GLP-1 drugs to a greater risk of gastroparesis, a potentially serious medical condition. So what exactly is gastroparesis and how worried should you be about it if you’re on or thinking about taking these medications?
A popular class of weight loss and diabetes drugs looks to be safer than feared, at least so far. This week, the Food and Drug Administration announced it hasn’t found compelling evidence that Wegovy, Ozempic, and other GLP-1 drugs can cause suicidal thoughts or behaviors—a concern that first emerged last year. The…
Wegovy and similar weight loss drugs may cause more side effects than currently recognized. The Food and Drug Administration is now looking into whether these new generation obesity drugs can trigger hair loss, suicide ideation, and food aspiration, based on adverse event reports linked to their use. These reports are…
