GLP‑1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: New studyGLP‑1 drugs like Ozempic may lower the risk of addiction: New study
A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction—and help people who already have one, a new study shows. A class of medications best known for treating diabetes and obesity may also reduce the risk of addiction—and help people who already have one, a new study Read More
What to know about how GLP-1 medications might fight addictionWhat to know about how GLP-1 medications might fight addiction
The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use disorders—and reduce the tragic outcomes they cause, a large new study finds. The blockbuster GLP-1 drugs that have reshaped the treatment of diabetes and obesity may help prevent multiple substance use disorders—and reduce the tragic outcomes Read More
A breast cancer survivor knits prostheses in Kenya as silicone ones are costlyA breast cancer survivor knits prostheses in Kenya as silicone ones are costly
A Kenyan woman who survived breast cancer is knitting prostheses and training others to make them in a country where silicone ones are expensive
Twenty percent of eligible youth prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonistsTwenty percent of eligible youth prescribed GLP-1 receptor agonists
Twenty percent of potentially eligible youth are prescribed glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), with the odds of prescription higher with increasing age, increasing body mass index (BMI), and non-Hispanic White or Hispanic race and ethnicity, according to a study published online March 2 in Pediatrics. Twenty percent of potentially eligible youth are prescribed glucagon-like Read More
Ozempic-like weight loss drugs may help the heart recover after a heart attackOzempic-like weight loss drugs may help the heart recover after a heart attack
Popular weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic, Wegovy, and Mounjaro may do more than help people shed pounds. New research suggests these GLP-1 medications could also help protect the heart after a heart attack by restoring blood flow in tiny blood vessels that often remain blocked even after doctors reopen a major artery. Popular weight-loss drugs Read More
Insert Warnings and Liver Function Tests for CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Breast CancerInsert Warnings and Liver Function Tests for CDK4/6 Inhibitors for Breast Cancer
This cohort study examines the utilization and timing of liver function tests among patients with breast cancer treated with cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 inhibitors as recommended by the Food and Drug Administration insert warnings for these drugs.
GLP-1 medications get at the heart of addiction, study findsGLP-1 medications get at the heart of addiction, study finds
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have shown in a new study that GLP-1 medications may be effective at treating and preventing substance-use disorders across all major addictive substances studied, suggesting these drugs target a common biological pathway underlying addiction. The work appears in The BMJ. Researchers at Washington University School Read More
Quitting GLP-1 drugs triggers rapid regain, but 25% of weight loss may lastQuitting GLP-1 drugs triggers rapid regain, but 25% of weight loss may last
A year after stopping taking weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, people regain—on average—60% of their lost weight. But beyond this, their regained weight plateaus, with individuals managing to keep off 25% of the weight lost to treatment, say researchers at the University of Cambridge. The work appears in eClinicalMedicine. A year after stopping Read More
An existing, FDA-approved drug could stem the spread of breast cancerAn existing, FDA-approved drug could stem the spread of breast cancer
Cancer spreads (metastasizes) when tumor cells shed from a primary solid tumor (for example, in the breast) and embed in other organs, such as the lung, liver, and brain, and begin to grow. Most approaches to prevent this metastatic process aim to shrink or control the growth of the primary tumor.
GLP-1s could help curb substance use disorders, from alcohol to opioids, study suggestGLP-1s could help curb substance use disorders, from alcohol to opioids, study suggest
Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on cigarettes, drinking and opioid use disorders and addiction. Evidence continues to mount suggesting that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may help people cut back on cigarettes, drinking and opioid use disorders and addiction.