Weight-loss injections: ‘Two years ago I had to use a mobility scooter, this year I am hiking’
High costs are a common worry among users of Ozempic, Mounjaro and other weight-loss drugs, who report varying levels of success
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High costs are a common worry among users of Ozempic, Mounjaro and other weight-loss drugs, who report varying levels of success
GLP-1 drugs need to be reframed in the public mind as an essential medical treatment rather than ‘skinny jabs’, say practitioners
Thinking in a Climate Emergency: ultraprocessed foods are a leading cause of rising rates of obesity
Perfection was priced in, anything less provoked panic as shares were hit with worst one-day drop in 25 years
Weight loss comes in at lower end of expectations and triggers stock boost for rival Novo Nordisk
On current trends, number of new annual diagnoses will almost double by 2050
First-quarter sales rise 18 per cent but Danish pharma group blames custom preparations at pharmacies for weaker take-up
Pharma giant now looking for $7.7bn in annual savings by 2027 as it grapples with falling post-Covid sales and lack of new blockbusters
Prof Donal O’Shea hails breakthrough and says it may play key role in reshaping treatments
Weight loss drug is not yet approved for reimbursement under Drug Payment Scheme or for medical card patients
Pharma group Hikma looks to take advantage as Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy and Ozempic start to go off patent next year
Danish obesity drug giant looking at whether its semaglutide drug can reduce cravings associated with addiction
Spiralling rates of people who are obese and overweight a ‘monumental societal failure’
Patients looking to access Eli Lilly’s Mounjaro from next week will have to pay privately
Research Lives: Dr Deirdre Robertson is a senior researcher at the behavioural research unit, ESRI
The scheme now covers nearly 2,200 schools, and 345,000 children, but some parents and teachers have concerns about nutritional standards
Obesity drug CagriSema misses goal of 25% body weight reduction
Much hype surrounds drugs called GLP-1 agonists but they are intended for diabetes patients and people who are obese, not those who just want to lose a few pounds
RTÉ Investigates programme to be aired on Monday examines illegitimate sales of weight loss drugs, despite some being labelled as ‘not for human use’
Companies competing for leadership in fast-growing market where supply continues to be an issue
Prof Donal O’ Shea is the HSE lead on obesity and a regular commentator on the dangers of marketing ‘junk and fast food’ to children
Vaccine makers and companies manufacturing breakthrough obesity drugs saw share prices fall on nomination
US packaging giant backing huge demand for injectable obesity drugs to fill the gap left by falling demand for Covid vaccines
Announcement is first major investment by a US multinational following Trump victory in presidential election
Drastic action is considered essential, but this is part of a wider strategy that represents a looming calamity for Stormont
BMI is criticised for treating fat and muscle mass the same. Does a newer measure solve the problem?
Company is investing $2.8bn in two Irish plants to produce its in-demand weight loss drugs and a new Alzheimer’s therapy
Using such medications to lose excess fat that risks your health is no more of a moral failing than using a blood pressure medication to lower high blood pressure that increases your risk of stroke
Enda Sheppard: I resemble more and more a front-loading camel, stocking up for the long winter ahead. Except it’s nowhere near winter
Removing branding from cigarette boxes has reduced smoking among young people. We must now do the same with unhealthy food and drinks as childhood obesity can trigger disease in later life
Active ingredient in brands including Wegovy and Ozempic also found to have brought about cardiovascular benefits for participants in research
While aimed at child health and rolled out impressively fast, school food merits better use of public money by the Government
Patients are being denied access to a potentially life-saving obesity treatment
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