Healthy Returns: Why people quit weight loss, diabetes drugs within one year
A new study examines how cost, side effects, and other factors influence whether people stop GLP-1s, while Noom cuts staff to focus on GLP-1 products.
How GLP-1 medications are transforming diabetes and weight loss treatment
Approximately 15.5 million Americans have been or currently are on injectable diabetes or weight-loss medications known as GLP-1 receptor agonists, including the popular name brands Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound.
Here's why researchers think most people stop taking weight loss drugs within a year
Nearly 2 in 3 people without diabetes quit popular weight loss drugs such as Ozempic or Victoza within one year, according to a new study.
The weight-loss drugs being tested in 2025: will they beat Ozempic?
In the first half of 2025, Ozempic developer Novo Nordisk in Bagsværd, Denmark, expects results from a second phase III trial of its experimental drug CagriSema — a combination of semaglutide and a medicine called cagrilintide. People on CagriSema lost about 23% of their body weight in a 68-week study, outperforming both drugs when taken alone.
Eli Lilly beats on earnings even as weight loss, diabetes drug sales fall short
Eli Lilly reported mixed results for the fourth quarter, even as demand for its blockbuster weight loss drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro soared. The company's quarterly earnings topped Wall Street estimates,
Lilly forecasts 2025 profit largely above estimates on weight-loss drug strength
Eli Lilly forecast annual profit largely above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, as it prepares to launch its popular diabetes and weight-loss treatments in new markets. The forecast comes weeks after the drugmaker stunned investors with weaker-than-expected sales for its weight-loss drug Zepbound for the second straight quarter.
The dark side of weight loss drugs no one warns about
New research uncovers hidden risks and surprising benefits of weight loss drugs like Ozempic, reshaping how we see these popular medications.
Diabetes and Obesity Drugs Fuel Eli Lilly Profit in the Final Quarter of 2024
Eli Lilly’s profit doubled in the fourth quarter, propelled by its hot-selling diabetes and obesity treatments, and the drugmaker debuted a mostly better-than-expected 2025 forecast
Lilly needs a plan to spur weight-loss drug sales, investors say
Eli Lilly investors and analysts said they want to hear details from the company on how exactly it plans to grow U.S. sales of popular weight-loss drug Zepbound after it last month forecast lower-than-expected fourth-quarter revenues for the drug.
Eli Lilly to release late-stage data on next-generation weight loss drug retatrutide in 2025, earlier than expected
Eli Lilly expects to read out results from a study in people with obesity and osteoarthritis of the knee in 2025.
Lilly reassures investors that weight-loss drug demand is strong, shares rise
Eli Lilly forecast annual profit largely above Wall Street estimates on Thursday, banking on the launch of its popular ...
Weight loss pill could replace injections, would be transformative for millions
While popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are only available as injections, drugmaker Novo Nordisk is working on a more ...
Oprah Winfrey shares the type of weight loss medication she took
Winfrey opened up about her decision to use a medication to help her lose weight in an interview with People. Her new TV ...