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Patients regain weight rapidly after stopping weight loss drugs – but still keep off a quarter of weight lost

Written by | 11 Mar 2026

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 weight… read more.

Novo Nordisk files submission to FDA for approval of a higher dose of Wegovy (semaglutide) injection 7.2 mg

Written by | 23 Dec 2025

Novo Nordisk announced the submission of a sNDA to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for a higher dose of semaglutide injection 7.2 mg, to be used… read more.

Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) associated with liver health-related benefits not solely based on weight loss in adult patients with MASH with liver scarring, according to a new post hoc analysis – Novo Nordisk

Written by | 22 Nov 2025

Novo Nordisk presented data at the 76th annual American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases (AASLD) meeting, The Liver Meeting 2025, in Washington, D.C., evaluating the effects… read more.

Wegovy users achieved waist and BMI targets linked to improved health and low risk of obesity-related complications – Novo Nordisk

Written by | 14 Nov 2025

At ObesityWeek taking place in Atlanta, US, Novo Nordisk presented new findings from the STEP UP phase IIIb trial. It showed that, in addition to losing an average… read more.

Wegovy cuts risk of heart attack, stroke or death by 57% compared to tirzepatide in real-world study of people with obesity and cardiovascular disease – Novo Nordisk

Written by | 6 Sep 2025

Novo Nordisk presented data from the STEER real-world study of evidence gathered from actual patient experiences at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2025 in Madrid, Spain…. read more.

Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) approved in the US for the treatment of MASH – Novo Nordisk

Written by | 21 Aug 2025

Novo Nordisk announced that the FDA has approved an additional indication for Wegovy (semaglutide 2.4 mg) based on a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for treatment of noncirrhotic… read more.

Despite heavy marketing, most Americans reject the new weight-loss drugs

Written by | 10 Oct 2024

A new national survey shows that, despite intense marketing, most Americans do not want the new weight-loss injectables, such as Wegovy and Ozempic. The survey was conducted by Morning Consult… read more.

Survey shows 25% of adults consider weight loss drug use without prescription

Written by | 23 Sep 2024

Injectable weight loss drugs are popular right now but can be hard to get because they are in short supply or too expensive without insurance. The result is… read more.

Clinical trial in Ireland challenges beliefs about Ozempic and similar new obesity treatments

Written by | 30 Aug 2024

A study carried out in St Vincent’s University Hospital (SVUH) Dublin challenges the belief that weight loss medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy or Monjaro work just by promoting… read more.

Exploding popularity of Ozempic and Wegovy among privately insured patients may worsen disparities

Written by | 5 Aug 2024

A new USC study suggests that publicly insured individuals who are most likely to benefit from new drugs for diabetes and obesity are less likely to get them than those with… read more.

Wegovy (semaglutide) is approved by NMPA (China) for long-term weight management for overweight and obese people – Novo Nordisk

Written by | 30 Jun 2024

Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy has been approved for sale in China, opening the door to a huge market in which obesity rates have more than doubled among… read more.

Four year data for Wegovy (semaglutide) in obesity presented at ECO meeting and published in Nature – Novo Nordisk

Written by | 18 May 2024

At the European Congress on Obesity in Venice, investigators unveiled results from an analysis published in Nature Medicine evaluating Wegovy’s weight loss benefits over four years. With this… read more.

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