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Scientists have discovered a new benefit to Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss drug Wegovy: It can cut heart-related deaths by 20%, drugmaker reports

Wegovy was found to cut the risk of serious heart events by 20%—Novo Nordisk has now asked the U.S. FDA to reflect the heart benefits in the drug's label.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk faces first real test as Eli Lilly wins approval for a weight loss-aiding drug

U.S. regulators signed off on Eli Lilly’s diabetes drug Zepbound, which can also be used to aid weight loss like Wegovy and Ozempic.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk threatens to expand in US in row over EU rules

Novo Nordisk's CEO doesn't like proposed new EU rules that would cut the period for which drugmakers enjoy exclusivity for their products from 10 years to eight years.

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Novo Nordisk isn’t alone: Sales of Wegovy rival Mounjaro explode as drugmaker Eli Lilly profits from Americans’ weight-loss craze

Drugs helping weight-loss like Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro drove blockbuster sales for the pharma giants in the third quarter.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk gives foodmakers $900 million reason to worry

Sales would have been higher if not for a shortfall following surging demand.

Fortune

Sales soar at Danish firm behind weight-loss drug semaglutide

Novo Nordisk says it struggling to keep up with demand after becoming Europe’s most valuable company

The Guardian - UK

Wall Street is now betting against restaurant stocks because of Novo Nordisk’s Ozempic and high interest rates

Short positions on companies such as McDonald’s and Starbucks have increased in the last month, and weight loss drugs are part of the reason why.

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Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic have so much promise a major bank is telling investors to short junk food stocks

Barclays strategists expect "disruption into a number of industries," thanks to drugs like Novo Nordisk's Ozempic and Wegovy.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk beats LVMH to become Europe’s most valuable company after it takes its ‘miracle’ weight loss drug Wegovy to the U.K.

The Danish pharma giant overtook French luxury conglomerate LVMH as the most valuable European company, which held the title since 2021.

Fortune

Novo Nordisk developed Ozempic and started a weight-loss revolution. Its next moonshot is eliminating obesity altogether

Novo’s Ozepmic and Wegovy drugs have altered the mission of the 100-year-old Danish pharma firm best known—until now—for insulin.

Fortune

Ozempic maker now wants to keep people from becoming obese in the first place

Novo Nordisk is investing in obesity prevention, the 'real big frontier' of weight loss.

Fortune

Why You Should Go Overweight On Novo Nordisk Stock

Novo Nordisk is already the global kingpin in diabetes treatments, with about 30% of the $50+ billion global diabetes market and around half of the $20 billion insulin therapy market. Now, it is becoming a powerhouse in weight-loss drugs, thanks to its Wegovy drug.

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Good Luck Paying for Those $10,000 Obesity Drugs Everyone’s Talking About

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro can cause dramatic weight loss, and could create a market worth $150 billion a year.

Businessweek

Revealed: maker of Wegovy ‘skinny jab’ is funding NHS weight-loss services

Critics fear conflict of interest as Novo Nordisk helps medics ‘reduce unnecessary barriers’ to treatment for obesity

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Six-month Ozempic shortage mostly over after weight-loss craze drained supply

Novo Nordisk A/S replenished supplies of Ozempic, a treatment for diabetes, after social media-driven enthusiasm over the drug’s use for weight loss led to six months of shortages.

WEKU

Novo Nordisk will cut some U.S. insulin prices by up to 75% starting next year

The Danish drugmaker's move follows a similar announcement by rival Eli Lilly earlier this month. More than 8 million Americans use insulin, according to the American Diabetes Association.

The Independent UK

Novo Nordisk to slash insulin price by up to 75% in push for affordable diabetes treatments

The brand is the latest to plan dramatic price cuts for the diabetes drug

Tribune News Service

New obesity drug would cost Medicare $27 billion, even with limited uptake

Covering Novo Nordisk A/S’s new obesity drug Wegovy could strain the budget of US government insurance program Medicare, according to a new analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine.

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Revealed: experts who praised new ‘skinny jab’ received payments from drug maker

Novo Nordisk gave millions to obesity charities and healthcare professionals, including expert who advised Nice

The Orange County Register

How to see Coachella bands up-close at intimate venues in Southern California

ANAHEIM, Calif. — Music fans may already have their wristbands ready for the 2023 Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio in April, but if you’re not into making the trek to the desert or the idea of three long days in the heat no longer sounds appealing, there…

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Obesity treatments catch drugmakers’ eyes as sales seen soaring

Three years ago, drugmakers and laboratories around the world responded to the pandemic with Covid-19 vaccines. Now that the urgency has faded, they’re collectively turning attention to an older pandemic: obesity.

Tribune News Service

A TikTok trend sold out Ozempic, leaving people with diabetes dizzy, scared

For more than a month, Shane Anthony, a 57-year-old auto mechanic, hasn’t been able to get his diabetes medication.

Axios

The growing market for weight loss drugs

A new generation of FDA-approved diabetes drugs that can also help patients lose weight has prompted enthusiasm from doctors and a firestorm of demand among patients so strong it's led to shortages.

Tribune News Service

Novo Nordisk shot helps teens lose weight, new study finds

Novo Nordisk A/S’s weekly shot that reduces obesity in adults returned promising results in teens, according to a study that adds to a growing wave of potential interventions for the stubborn condition.

Tribune News Service

New generation of weight loss medications offer promise — but at a price

Excitement is building about a new generation of drugs that tout the ability to help adults with excess weight shed more pounds than older drugs on the market.

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