Eli Lilly (LLY -0.30%) brought in $19.8 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, and most of it can be traced back to the medicines everyone has heard of by now: tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes and Zepbound for obesity. Its weight loss medicines, and the ones behind them in the pipeline, will likely carry the top line for years, though leadership in that market is never guaranteed. But that didn’t stop […]

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Novo Nordisk shareholders are suing the drugmaker over its experimental obesity treatment CagriSema, alleging the company misled investors about a key clinical trial before releasing disappointing results that wiped billions of dollars off its market value. A federal judge on Tuesday allowed parts of that lawsuit to move forward, finding that investors had plausibly alleged that some statements about CagriSema’s tolerability and the design of the late-stage trial may have been misleading. The ruling does not determine […]

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Kendra Wilkinson “couldn’t feel more amazing” about her bikini body as she continues her GLP-1 journey. On Tuesday, the former Playboy model shared a sponsored video with Effecty, the weight loss drug she’s been using. “Hey guys. I am three months in on my GLP-1 journey with Effecty and I couldn’t feel more amazing and more confident in my body,” she gushed. Kendra Wilkinson “couldn’t feel more amazing” about her bikini body as she continues her GLP-1 […]

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Novo Nordisk sued rival Eli Lilly in a U.S. federal court on July 21, accusing the U.S. drugmaker of false advertising in claiming its weight-loss medicines outperform Novo’s drugs. The Danish company filed the lawsuit in U.S. District Court in New Jersey, alleging Lilly violated federal and state false advertising and unfair competition laws, including the Lanham Act, through nationwide advertising campaigns for obesity drug Zepbound and diabetes treatment Mounjaro. Novo alleges Lilly compared the highest approved […]

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With the increase in the use of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, a Saskatoon group focused on body positivity says a message from a local doctor left them questioning how the medications are being promoted and prescribed. It came in the form of a Facebook message that Cierra Giesbrecht, the founder of The Curvy Club, thought was a troll at first. “At first, I thought it was a troll,” Giesbrecht told Global News. “I couldn’t believe that an […]

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I didn’t start strength training because I wanted sculpted arms or visible abs, though I certainly wouldn’t complain about either. I started because I suddenly needed to be stronger. Last year, when my roommate and best friend Monica’s dog, Indigo, became partially paralyzed after an injury, daily life changed overnight. I was lifting a 70-pound pit bull into the car for vet appointments, onto beds, and outside to use the bathroom multiple times a day. It did […]

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GLP-1 medications are considered long-term treatments. Studies show that most people regain weight after stopping these medications, as their appetite returns. “GLP-1s are like stepping on the brakes, inducing satiety and making you feel fuller,” Simonetti says. “If you take your foot off the brake, those other mechanisms come back up.” This is similar to those who take medication for high blood pressure or for diabetes.  “If their blood pressure improves, or the diabetes improves, it doesn’t […]

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With about 74% of U.S. adults meeting criteria for being overweight or obese — and studies on obesity suggesting nearly half of U.S. adults could be considered obese by 2030 — the need for safe, effective and accessible weight management care continues to grow. Maintaining a healthy weight is essential to preventing many health complications and chronic conditions, including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, coronary heart disease and certain cancers. But making weight-conscious lifestyle choices is not always […]

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The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new weight loss pill from drugmaker Eli Lilly. The daily pill, called Foundayo, is the second oral GLP-1 to reach the market in recent months, following the approval of Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy pill in December. Foundayo will be offered in six doses, with patients typically starting on the lowest dose and working their way up to reduce side effects. It can be taken at any time of day […]

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Hormones play a role too. When an individual tries to lose weight, it triggers a powerful hormonal response that tells your body to regain the weight you lost. Cummings explains that because of this, the brain interprets a calorie drop as an energy deficiency, so after stopping weight-loss drugs, hormones that stimulate appetite increase while the rate at which you burn energy – the metabolic rate – decreases. “If these biological defences are strong enough, they can […]

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