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Novo Nordisk, the drugmaker behind Ozempic, is laying off thousands of workers as it struggles against competition from other pharma firms.
RX and Medicine

The Inventor of Ozempic Is Suddenly Sacking Huge Numbers of Employees

By Noor Al-Sibai

Thanks to massive competition from other drugmakers and generic fakers, Novo Nordisk, the company behind Ozempic, is now on a hiring freeze.
RX and Medicine

The Maker of Ozempic Is in Such Deep Trouble That It’s Going on Hiring Lockdown

By Noor Al-Sibai

Ozempic manufacturer Novo Nordisk slashed its sales forecast and saw its value plunge by nearly $100 billion.
Developments

The Creator of Ozempic Is in Terrible Trouble

By Frank Landymore

As weight loss jabs like Ozempic become ever more popular, doctors are growing increasingly concerned about their gnarly side effects.
RX and Medicine

Doctors Are Warning That Ozempic’s Severe Side Effects May Outweigh Its Benefits

By Noor Al-Sibai

Teens are being prescribed Ozempic more than ever before — and some doctors are worried about what the trend could mean.
RX and Medicine

Doctors Concerned By Massive Uptick In Teens Taking Ozempic

By Noor Al-Sibai

Facing steep competition, Novo Nordisk has slashed the price for its weight loss drug Wegovy — temporarily, at least.
Developments

Novo Nordisk Offering Large Discount on Wegovy in Bid to Recapture Market

By Frank Landymore

A wellness influencer named Janelle Rohner has come under fire after withholding the fact that she was using a GLP-1 weight loss drug.
Health & Medicine

Weight Loss Influencer’s Fans Angry When She Reveals How She Was Really Pulling It Off

By Victor Tangermann

Doctors have begun noticing a trend: they all seem to get full before finishing dinner, and it's likely thanks to drugs like Ozempic. 
RX and Medicine

Doctors Have One Weird Trick to Tell When Their Colleagues Are On Ozempic

By Noor Al-Sibai

More and more people are taking weight loss injectables like Wegovy — but not everyone prescribed these drugs should have access to them. 
RX and Medicine

Pharmacists Warn That People With Eating Disorders Are Misusing Wegovy Prescriptions

By Noor Al-Sibai

In a ginormous new study, researchers have begun mapping the manifold health benefits of drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy beyond weight loss. 
Health & Medicine

Huge Study Finds Constellation of Health Benefits for Ozempic Beyond Weight Loss

By Noor Al-Sibai

For some, the issue with GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy isn't getting access to these game-changing medications, but having them not work.
RX and Medicine

Woman Annoyed When She Gets on Wegovy and It Does Nothing

By Noor Al-Sibai

Novo Nordisk has launched its weight-loss drug Wegovy in China — but for a tiny fraction of what it's charging customers in the US.
Developments

Wait, Why Is Novo Selling Weight Loss Drugs for So Cheap in China?

By Victor Tangermann

The active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy has once again proven to have health effects outside of weight loss.
RX and Medicine

Patients Taking Ozempic Are Up to 70 Percent Less Likely to Develop Alzheimer’s, Research Finds

By Noor Al-Sibai

City employees in NYC had insurance coverage for GLP-1 drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound for less than a year before learning it was mistake.
RX and Medicine

New York City Utterly Screwed Up Insurance for Employees Taking GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs

By Noor Al-Sibai

A series of new studies showed that taking Ozempic reduced death rates from all causes, which may be a sign that it combats aging.
Developments

Ozempic Actually Delays Aging, Scientist Claims

By Frank Landymore

Novo Nordisk has found that its obesity drug Wegovy reduces the risk of COVID-19 death by a third, compared to those who took a placebo.
RX and Medicine

New Study Finds Wegovy Reduces COVID Death Risk By 33 Percent

By Noor Al-Sibai