GLP-1 receptor agonists show little effect on obesity-related cancer risk​GLP-1 receptor agonists show little effect on obesity-related cancer risk 

1. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) was not associated with a significant change in the risk of thyroid, pancreatic, breast, or kidney cancer. 2. Findings were consistent across subgroups, including by follow-up duration and among trials enrolling patients with type 2 diabetes, overweight or obesity, or both Read More

GLP-1 drugs have ‘little or no effect’ on risk of obesity-related cancers, study suggests​GLP-1 drugs have ‘little or no effect’ on risk of obesity-related cancers, study suggests 

Popular weight-loss drugs “probably have little or no effect” on a person’s risk of developing one of the 13 obesity-related cancers, new research suggests. ​Popular weight-loss drugs “probably have little or no effect” on a person’s risk of developing one of the 13 obesity-related cancers, new research suggests. 

GLP-1 receptor agonists likely have little or no effect on obesity-related cancer risk, research shows​GLP-1 receptor agonists likely have little or no effect on obesity-related cancer risk, research shows 

A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the risk for obesity-related cancer associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) or overweight or obesity. ​A systematic review and meta-analysis evaluated the risk for obesity-related cancer associated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D) or Read More

Her food cravings vanished on Mounjaro then roared back​Her food cravings vanished on Mounjaro then roared back 

Deep-brain recordings showed that Mounjaro and Zepbound briefly shut down the craving circuits linked to food noise in a patient with severe obesity. Her obsessive thoughts about food disappeared as the medication quieted the nucleus accumbens, the brain’s reward hub. ​Deep-brain recordings showed that Mounjaro and Zepbound briefly shut down the craving circuits linked to Read More

Ozempic can reduce metabolic risks in schizophrenia patients, multicenter study finds​Ozempic can reduce metabolic risks in schizophrenia patients, multicenter study finds 

Semaglutide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can help lower the risk of heart and metabolic diseases in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry. ​Semaglutide medications like Ozempic and Wegovy can help lower the risk of heart and metabolic diseases in people with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according to a Read More

STAT+: Driven by GLP-1s, prescription drug spending explodes at major health insurers​STAT+: Driven by GLP-1s, prescription drug spending explodes at major health insurers 

Health insurance companies have lamented fast-rising medical expenses for more than two years. This year is no different as Americans continue to get more care than insurers expected.  One of the main culprits of that higher spending: prescription drugs, and GLP-1s in particular. Some insurers spent more on drugs in the first nine months of Read More