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People taking Wegovy and Ozempic have lower risk of suicidal thoughts vs. older drugs, study finds

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A new federal study finds that people taking popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications to treat the same conditions. Researchers reviewed electronic medical records for about 1.

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  1. CBS News

    Possible Ozempic side effects including hair loss and suicidal thoughts probed by FDA (opens CBS News)

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    Ozempic and other GLP-1 RA drugs, including Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound, are being scrutinized.

  2. KOB 4

    People taking Wegovy and Ozempic have lower risk of suicidal thoughts vs. older drugs, study finds (opens KOB 4)

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    A new federal study finds that people taking popular diabetes and obesity drugs Ozempic and Wegovy had a lower risk of suicidal thoughts than those taking other medications to treat the same conditions. Researchers reviewed electronic medical records for about 1.

  3. New York Times

    Ozempic and Wegovy Users Had Less Risk of Suicidal Thoughts in Large Study (opens New York Times)

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    The research, supported by the National Institutes of Health, may reassure some patients after a European drug safety agency raised concerns last year.

  4. NBC News

    Ozempic and Wegovy have lower risk of suicidal thoughts than other weight loss drugs, study finds (opens NBC News)

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    Despite anecdotes of suicidal ideations linked to the popular medications, new research finds little evidence of negative mental health effects.

  5. Forbes

    Ozempic And Wegovy Not Linked To Uptick In Suicidal Thoughts, Study Finds (opens Forbes)

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    The finding comes as health agencies in Europe and the U.S. investigate potential side effects like increased suicidal thoughts and hair loss for the popular drugs.

  6. New York Post

    Study shows no evidence of suicidal thoughts caused by Ozempic, Wegovy (opens New York Post)

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    Jan 5 (Reuters) – A large U.S. study found no evidence that taking Novo Nordisk’s (NOVOb.CO) Ozempic or Wegovy is tied to an increase in suicidal thoughts, researchers reported on Frida…

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