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1 month ago
Health

Medicare plans can now cover Wegovy for patients at risk of heart disease

Medicare to cover the obesity drug Wegovy for preventing heart attacks and strokes
Medicare guidance allows coverage for FDA-approved anti-obesity medications with additional benefits [ more ]
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3 months ago
Medicine

Many patients keep weight off after stopping anti-obesity meds: study

Patients on GLP-1 agonist medications for obesity may keep some weight off even after stopping the medication.
The new data provides a more nuanced picture of patient outcomes and contradicts previous studies suggesting that patients need to stay on the medication to maintain weight loss. [ more ]
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3 months ago
Medicine

United States of Ozempic: Where prescriptions for anti-obesity drugs are rising

Kentucky had the highest prescribing rate of diabetes and anti-obesity medications
Southern states have high prescribing rates for GLP-1 agonists [ more ]
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