The US Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic for adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease (CKD). The drug is now indicated specifically to treat kidney failure, ...
If that person loses 20 kilograms (44 pounds) in one year while taking a GLP-1R agonist — which is not unreasonable while ...
Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, or MASLD, is an umbrella term describing conditions related to a ...
Both of these GLP-1 drugs were originally designed for diabetes, but their benefits keep expanding — KSTP health expert Dr.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic as the first GLP-1 treatment option for people with type 2 ...
By Melissa Patrick and Liberty Gilbert Kentucky Health News Whether it is prescribed for diabetes or weight loss, Ozempic and ...
The approval adds a new indication for GLP-1 drugs and gives Novo an advantage over Lilly’s rival diabetes drug Mounjaro, ...
The number of prescriptions for obesity medications rose an average of 5.3% annually from 2017 to 2024 and corresponded with ...
Alexandra Sowa's new book The Ozempic Revolution is intended to be the "first comprehensive user guide" to GLP-1 drugs like ...
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) significantly reduce the risk for clinically meaningful chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in ...
In line with trial results, real-world data suggest GLP-1 receptor agonists have certain benefits in patients with moderate to severe chronic kidney disease (CKD).
The widespread acceptance of the so-called GLP-1 drugs, Zepbound by Eli Lilly and Wegovy by Novo Nordisk, for weight loss has created a game-changing dynamic for the overall health of the 72% of ...