Nurse’s death linked to approved weight-loss drug
The death of a nurse from North Lanarkshire has been linked to the use of a weight-loss drug recently approved for use on the NHS. Susan McGowan, 58, took two low-dose injections of tirzepatide, known under the brand name Mounjaro, over the course of about two weeks before her death on 4 September.
Amgen dismisses bone density concerns related to its weight-loss drug
Amgen said on Wednesday there was no link between its experimental weight-loss drug and changes in bone density, a day after those concerns wiped off more than $12 billion from the company's market value.
Amgen MariTide bone mineral density loss data ‘leaked,’ says Cantor Fitzgerald
Cantor Fitzgerald tells investors that MariTide’s Phase 1 data includes “a big surprise” as the supplemental appendix file
Amgen Defends Its Investigational Monthly Weight Loss Injection After Analyst Cites MariTide's Impact on Bone Density
On Tuesday, a Cantor analyst wrote that additional data from Amgen’s experimental weight loss injection, MariTide, suggests a new potential safety risk tied to the drug. On Wednesday, Amgen Inc (NASDAQ:AMGN) stated the MariTide (maridebart cafraglutide,
Amgen stock falls as analysts mull over weight loss drug's bone density data
Analysts cited data from a phase one study showing the highest dose of Amgen’s MariTide was linked to roughly 4% loss of bone mineral density over 12 weeks.
No link between experimental weight loss drug and change in bone density, Amgen says
Amgen said on Wednesday there was no link between its experimental weight-loss drug and changes in bone density. The development comes a day after those concerns wiped off more than $12 billion from the company’s market value.
Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug helps nearly 99% of patients remain diabetes-free
Eli Lilly said on Wednesday its weight-loss drug helped nearly 99% of patients remain diabetes-free after three years of ...
Weight Loss Injections: What You Need to Know, From Costs to Alternatives
Weight loss can be a challenge, even for those who eat healthily and exercise regularly. But injectable type 2 diabetes ...
Healthy Returns: Weight loss drug race heats up with pill data from Viking Therapeutics, AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca and Viking Therapeutics both presented encouraging data on their obesity pills. Meanwhile, here’s how Americans ...
Novo Nordisk affirms 25% weight-loss expectation for experimental drug CagriSema
Novo Nordisk said the side effects in trials so far for its experimental obesity drug CagriSema were similar to its GLP-1 ...
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Company behind weight loss drug Mounjaro issues statement as first Brit dies after using jab twice
Company behind weight loss drug Mounjaro, Lilly, has issued an official statement after British woman, Susan McGowan, died ...
Nurse who tried Mounjaro becomes first confirmed UK death linked to NHS weight loss jabs
Weight loss injections can be purchased from any registered pharmacy in the UK but buyers are required to enter ...
Clinical trial offers new hope for weight loss seekers
Amid growing concerns over counterfeit weight loss medications, a local clinical trial may offer a safer alternative for ...
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Weight-loss pill passes important safety test in clinical trial
In good news for those averse to injections, GLP-1 agonist medication is a step closer to being offered in oral pill form, ...
Are weight loss jabs like Mounjaro and Wegovy still the answer to Britain's obesity crisis?
The NHS rollout of appetite suppressing injections has been thrown into doubt after what is believed to be the first confirmed death linked to the controversial drugs ...