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Effectiveness, Side Effects and More: What to Know About Prescription Drugs Promising Weight Loss

Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia, on the newest of 2 developments

Obesity is linked to scores of health problems that can lead to disability or even death, including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and joint problems.

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  1. Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care

    Headline from CBS News ·

  2. Newest

    Effectiveness, Side Effects and More: What to Know About Prescription Drugs Promising Weight Loss

    Headline from NBC10 Philadelphia ·

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Reports & sources

48 articles, oldest first.

  1. WWL New Orleans

    Powerful new obesity drug poised to upend weight loss care (opens WWL New Orleans)

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    WWL New Orleans's feed description

    The drug has shown promise in helping patients with diabetes lose weight, even though diabetes notoriously makes it difficult to shed pounds.

  2. Forbes

    Eli Lilly Pushes For Fast-Track Approval Of Mounjaro As Weight-Loss Drug (opens Forbes)

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    Forbes's feed description

    Late-stage trials suggest Lilly’s tirzepatide, sold under Mounjaro, could be a more effective obesity drug that Ozempic or Wegovy, and the company expects a regulatory decision by the end of the year.

  3. CBS News

    Even stronger obesity drug could further upend weight-loss care (opens CBS News)

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    CBS News's feed description

    FDA approval for use of tirzepatide for chronic weight management could come this year, drugmaker Eli Lilly said.

  4. St. Louis Post-Dispatch

    What to know about prescription drugs promising weight loss (opens St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

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    St. Louis Post-Dispatch's feed description

    Obesity is a major and growing problem around the world, but especially in the U.S. Researchers have long looked for medications that can help people lose weight, mostly with disappointing

  5. WKRN Nashville

    What to know about prescription drugs that promise weight loss (opens WKRN Nashville)

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    WKRN Nashville's feed description

    Obesity is a major and growing problem around the world, but especially in the U.S., where more than 40% of adults and about 20% of children now meet the criteria for what doctors say has become an…

  6. amNewYork

    New drugs promising weight loss are available: What you need to know (opens amNewYork)

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    amNewYork's feed description

    Researchers have long looked for medications that can help people lose weight, mostly with disappointing and, in some cases, dangerous results. In recent

  7. NBC10 Philadelphia

    Effectiveness, Side Effects and More: What to Know About Prescription Drugs Promising Weight Loss (opens NBC10 Philadelphia)

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    NBC10 Philadelphia's feed description

    Obesity is linked to scores of health problems that can lead to disability or even death, including high blood pressure, diabetes, heart disease, stroke, cancer and joint problems.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.

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