FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 9 - Caught on Camera

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 · Apr 27, 2023

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

The Guardian - UK · Apr 2, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Mar 18, 2023

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…

The Orange County Register · Feb 27, 2023

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 · Jan 16, 2023

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.

Tribune News Service · Dec 31, 2022

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.

Axios · Dec 12, 2022

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 · Nov 2, 2022

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.

Tribune News Service · Oct 19, 2022

Led by a surprise No. 1 hit, Steve Lacy redefines the rock star for Gen Z

LOS ANGELES — In September, Steve Lacy sauntered into the glassy upstairs lounge at the Novo in downtown L.A. bearing some remarkable news. The 24-year-old, Compton-raised singer-songwriter, dressed in a flowy trench coat, shoulder-length braids and imposing full-face sunglasses, had just learned that "Bad Habit," his bummed-out yet deliriously horny…

Los Angeles Times · Oct 11, 2022