Anti-diabetic drugs

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 FDA hasn’t definitively ruled out a possible connection just yet, however, and it is still conducting further investigation into the matter.Would Peter Capaldi Return to Doctor Who?In summer 2023, health…

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 only intended to be a potential warning signal and do not prove causation, but the FDA could take further regulatory action should their investigation bear fruit, such as modifying the drugs’ labeling.Let’s…

The Food and Drug Administration is warning people to stay away from suspect sources of semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular weight loss drugs Wegovy and Ozempic. The agency has received reports of adverse effects from people using semaglutide created by compounding pharmacies. Additionally, some of these pharmacies are producing different forms of semaglutide that haven’t been tested for their safety and effectiveness.Mental Health Apps Are a Privacy NightmareSemaglutide is a synthetic and longer-lasting…

An effective pill for obesity treatment looks to be within reach. This week, Novo Nordisk announced the results of a Phase III clinical trial testing out an oral version of its in-demand drug semaglutide. The once-daily pill not only substantially outperformed a placebo but did as well as the injectable form of the drug—an already-approved medicine called Wegovy—with participants losing 15% of their body weight on average.Mental Health Apps Are a Privacy NightmareSemaglutide belongs to a class of drugs called GLP-1…

Image: myskin (Getty Images)Weight loss drugs are becoming more accessible to Americans as doctors combat rising obesity rates in the country. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the weight loss drug Wegovy, in 2021, prompting an upsurge in access to a quick and efficient way to shed pounds.Celebrities and other influencers on social media have posted about using the drug including Twitter CEO Elon Musk.The two primary GLP-1s drug injections currently on the market are Ozempic, which is typically used for…