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Danish Study: 49% Stop Wegovy Within a Year, One in Four Restart
A nationwide Danish cohort finds high first-year semaglutide discontinuation, driven partly by cost and side effects, wi...
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Cambridge Study: Why Activating and Blocking the Same Receptor Both Aid Weight Loss
A Nature Metabolism study in mice traces GIP receptor agonists to the brainstem and antagonists to the hypothalamus, exp...
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Waist Circumference Exposes Heart Risk BMI Misses in 259,000-Person Study
A 15-cohort analysis finds waist size and waist-to-hip ratio reclassify cardiovascular risk across every BMI group, incl...
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The GLP-1 Paradox: MassHealth Cuts Coverage as Obesity Drugs Strain Budgets
MassHealth will stop covering GLP-1 obesity medications, saving $15M a year but affecting 22,000 residents – a microcosm...
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Nearly 90% of US Heart Disease Deaths Linked to Preventable Factors, 33-Year Study Finds
A JAMA Cardiology analysis spanning 1990–2023 finds that high blood pressure, poor diet and high cholesterol remain the ...