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Patients on weight-loss drugs should inform doctor before surgery, EU regulator says, ET HealthWorld

2024-07-12 11:10 PM

Weight-loss drugs, including Wegovy and Eli Lilly’s Zepbound and Mounjaro, belong to a class known as GLP-1 receptor agonists that slow the process of emptying food contents from the stomach, making users feel full for longer Updated On Jul 12, 2024 at 09:56 PM IST London: The European Medicines Agency (EMA) said on Friday patients …

Is Semaglutide the “New Statin”? Not So Fast

2024-06-04 01:52 AM

There has been much hyperbole since the presentation of results from the SELECT cardiovascular outcomes trial (CVOT) at this year’s European Congress on Obesity, which led many to herald semaglutide as the “new statin.” In the SELECT CVOT, participants with overweight or obesity (body mass index [BMI] ≥ 27), established cardiovascular disease (CVD), and no …