Eli Lilly's new program aims to boost employer coverage of GLP-1s / Endpoints
Shelby Livingston / endpoints - With insurance coverage of weight loss medications stalled, Eli Lilly has developed a program to give employers another way to pay for their workers' GLP-1 treatments. The pharma giant on Thursday announced the launch of ...
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #elililly #weightloss #healthcarefinance
Saturday, March 7, 2026, 10:21 pm / permalink 20341 / 16 stories in 3 days
GLP‑1 drugs may fight addiction across every major substance, according to a study of 600,000 people / Medical Express
medicalxpress - A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn't use a patch. He didn't set a quit date. He simply lost interest. It happen…
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Friday, March 6, 2026, 12:23 pm / permalink 20276 / 8 stories in 4 days
Novo Nordisk inks $2.1B oral obesity drug deal / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Novo Nordisk has partnered with Vivtex Corp. to develop next-generation oral biologic medicines for obesity, diabetes and related conditions. Under the agreement, Vivtex will license its proprietary oral drug-delivery technologies to Novo Nordisk and is e…
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Tuesday, March 3, 2026, 1:22 am / permalink 20039 / 21 stories in 8 days
Novo Nordisk’s CagriSema beaten by Lilly’s Zepbound in head-to-head obesity trial / Endpoints
Elizabeth Cairns / endpoints - Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1/amylin combo drug CagriSema was not as good as Eli Lilly’s marketed obesity shot Zepbound in a head-to-head study, the Danish company said Monday. Patients in the REDEFINE 4 ...
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Thursday, February 26, 2026, 7:23 am / permalink 19788 / 12 stories in 13 days
Intermittent fasting probably doesn’t help with weight loss / New Scientist
newscientist - Intermittent fasting appears to be no better than doing nothing when it comes to helping people who are overweight or have obesity lose weight
#obesity #healthcare #weightloss #publichealth
Monday, February 16, 2026, 12:21 am / permalink 19221 / 4 stories in 23 days
Lilly appeals retatrutide classification ruling in case that could impact compounders / Endpoints
Alexis Kramer / endpoints - Eli Lilly is challenging a decision over how the FDA classified its experimental, next-gen obesity shot, in a case that could affect the ability of compounders to rival it. On Thursday, Lilly filed a notice ...
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Saturday, February 14, 2026, 12:21 pm / permalink 19191 / 15 stories in 24 days
Novo Nordisk vows legal action to protect Wegovy pill / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Novo Nordisk said Thursday it would take legal action against a US chain offering a copycat of the new pill version of its Wegovy weight-loss drug.
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Thursday, February 5, 2026, 3:23 pm / permalink 18807 / 22 stories in 4 wks
#JPM26: Day 3 at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference / Endpoints
ENDPOINTS / endpoints - It’s Wednesday at the JP Morgan Healthcare Conference, and as the sessions wind down, we’ll be keeping an eye on presentations from WuXi AppTec and AbbVie. Yesterday afternoon, our Executive Editor Drew Armstrong spoke with ...
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #weightloss #biotech #drugdevelopment #digitalhealth
Saturday, January 17, 2026, 7:21 pm / permalink 18138 / 28 stories in 7 wks
Compounding pharmacy sues Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk over GLP-1 access / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Strive Compounding Pharmacy filed a federal antitrust lawsuit Jan. 14 against Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk, alleging the two drugmakers used their market power to restrict access to compounded GLP-1 medications and suppress competition. The lawsuit, filed i…
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Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1:23 pm / permalink 17926 / 4 stories in 7 wks
FDA moves to remove suicide warnings from GLP-1 weight loss drugs / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Federal health regulators say popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound do not increase the risk of suicidal thoughts, and they have asked drugmakers to remove those warnings from medication labels.
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #elililly #novonordisk #weightloss #publichealth #governmentpolicy #fda
Thursday, January 15, 2026, 1:23 pm / permalink 17924 / 8 stories in 7 wks
New US diet guidelines push whole foods, meat and dairy / Medical Express
medicalxpress - The federal government has released new dietary guidelines that shift how Americans are urged to eat.
#obesity #healthcare #weightloss #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Saturday, January 10, 2026, 8:21 pm / permalink 17750 / 11 stories in 2 months
Foods with healthy-sounding buzzwords could be hiding added sugar in plain sight / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Many consumers feel pride in avoiding the glazed pastries in the supermarket and instead opting for "all natural" granola that comes packed with extra protein. Same goes for low-fat yogurts "made with real fruit," "organic" plant-based milks and bottled "…
#obesity #healthcare #weightloss #publichealth #fda
Monday, December 29, 2025, 1:21 am / permalink 17332 / 7 stories in 2 months
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy Pill Becomes First FDA-Approved Oral GLP-1 Drug for Weight Loss / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Beyond weight reduction and long-term maintenance of weight loss, the FDA decision for oral Wegovy covers use of the once-daily pill for reducing the risk of major cardiovascular events. Novo Nordisk expects the Wegovy tablet will launch in early January.…
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #novonordisk #weightloss #drugdevelopment #fda
Tuesday, December 23, 2025, 3:22 pm / permalink 17254 / 36 stories in 2 months
Novo submits high-dose Wegovy for FDA approval using voucher / Endpoints
Max Bayer / endpoints - Novo Nordisk submitted a higher dose of its obesity drug Wegovy for FDA approval and is using a recently-won voucher to expedite the review. The company said Wednesday that it submitted ...
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Saturday, November 29, 2025, 5:21 pm / permalink 16400 / 2 stories in 3 months
Novo Nordisk GLP-1 fails to slow Alzheimer’s in trials / Beckers
Ella Jeffries / beckershospitalreview - Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 drug semaglutide did not demonstrate a statistically significant effect in slowing progression of Alzheimer’s disease in two late-stage clinical trials. According to a Nov. 24 news release from the company, two double-blinded, placebo…
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #novonordisk #weightloss #publichealth #biotech #drugdevelopment
Tuesday, November 25, 2025, 10:21 am / permalink 16294 / 5 stories in 3 months
Novo Nordisk rolls out lower prices for Ozempic and Wegovy / Medical Express
medicalxpress - People paying out of pocket for Ozempic or Wegovy may soon see lower costs, as Novo Nordisk rolls out new price discounts for its popular GLP-1 medications.
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #novonordisk #weightloss #publichealth #biotech
Thursday, November 20, 2025, 1:22 am / permalink 16131 / 6 stories in 3 months
Pfizer’s Sweeter $10B Offer Beats Novo Nordisk in Bidding War for Obesity Biotech Metsera / MedCity
Frank Vinluan / medcitynews - Pfizer’s offer of up to $86.25 in cash for each share of obesity drugs developer Metsera share tops the up to $86.20 Novo Nordisk was willing to pay. The financial consideration and the greater certainly of a deal close tipped the balance in Pfizer’s favo…
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #novonordisk #weightloss #pfizer #biotech #mergersandacquisitions #corporatetakeover #drugdevelopment
Monday, November 10, 2025, 12:21 am / permalink 15823 / 4 stories in 4 months
Pfizer poised to buy Metsera in $10 bn deal after bidding war / Medical Express
medicalxpress - Pfizer was poised to seal a takeover of Metsera on Saturday after its improved offer won over the biotechnology startup's board and Danish challenger Novo Nordisk called a halt to a back-and-forth bidding war.
#obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #novonordisk #weightloss #pfizer #biotech #mergersandacquisitions #corporatetakeover #drugdevelopment
Saturday, November 8, 2025, 3:21 pm / permalink 15805 / 2 stories in 4 months
What Trump’s New Drug Pricing Deal Means for People With Obesity / NYT
Rebecca Robbins, Dani Blum and Margot Sanger-Katz / nytimes - The president’s agreement with drug companies involves a range of prices, depending on dose, product and how you’re paying.
#trumpadministration #obesity #healthcare #pharmaceuticals #drugpricing #elililly #novonordisk #weightloss #publichealth #governmentpolicy
Friday, November 7, 2025, 11:57 pm / permalink 15780 / 6 stories in 4 months