People lost up to 85 pounds on Lilly’s experimental weight loss drug, company says

Eli Lilly’s highly anticipated new weight loss drug, retatrutide, helped people lose up to 30% of their body weight, about 85 pounds, in a late-stage clinical trial, the drugmaker said in a news release Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The results are on par … Read more

Are consumers cracking under the weight of high prices? We’re about to find out.

Four of America’s largest retailers will report their quarterly earnings this week, and the most pressing question the reports will answer is whether Americans are finally starting to buckle under the weight of rising prices. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The results from Home Depot, … Read more

Body acceptance advocate discusses her decision to take GLP-1 weight loss drugs

Outspoken body acceptance advocate Katie Sturino, who is the founder of Megababe Beauty, explains why it was a difficult decision for her to start taking weight loss drugs. She’s joined by psychiatrist Dr. Sue Varma who breaks down what people should do before taking a GLP-1 and the impact of societal pressure. Source link

This CEO wants to cover weight loss drugs for employees. They’re just too expensive.

For Dr. Joseph Cacchione, the math on GLP-1 drugs stopped making sense. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. The CEO of the Philadelphia-based nonprofit hospital system Jefferson said his organization now spends more on prescription drug coverage — fueled by the soaring use of weight loss … Read more

FDA asks Lilly for more safety data on weight loss pill Foundayo

The Food and Drug Administration is asking Eli Lilly to gather more safety data on its new weight loss pill, Foundayo, including whether it could be linked to liver and heart problems, according to the approval letter published online Tuesday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. … Read more

New weight loss drug to be sold on Trump’s pharmaceutical cost comparison platform

A first-of-its-kind weight loss pill will become the latest drug to be offered on President Trump’s cost comparison platform “Trump Rx,” CBS News exclusively learned.  Foundayo, a GLP-1 drug, is a first-of-its-kind weight loss pill that doesn’t need to be taken on an empty stomach, expanding access for those who are needle averse.  A White … Read more

What to know about the new weight loss pill approved by the FDA

The FDA has approved a pill from Eli Lilly that could change how millions of Americans take medications to lose weight. The drug is the second GLP-1 pill approved by federal regulators for weight loss and the first that doesn’t require fasting or meal timing. Dr. Celine Gounder breaks down what to know about accessibility … Read more