Negotiating the maze of weight-loss drugs

A recent article on yahoo!news painted a highly complicated picture of how patients and doctors in the U.S. are trying to negotiate their way through the new field of advanced drugs that promote weight loss. The article quotes an obesity medicine specialist at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, saying “Access to medicines for […]

Does Ozempic help with weight loss or diabetes?

Ozempic (generic name: semaglutide) is an injectable medication designed to manage blood sugar levels in people with type 2 diabetes. It also reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events and kidney disease, which are risk factors in adults with type 2 diabetes.  Semaglutide also reduces appetite and blocks the production of glucagon, a hormone […]

Should insurers cover weight loss drugs?

“You’re fat”, “don’t eat so much”, “you’re eating the wrong things”… if you are overweight then you have probably heard any number of comments like this thrown in your direction. The fact is, it’s unhelpful and normally untrue. People who suffer from obesity are not just slightly over-weight from bad eating habits, the majority of obesity […]