weight-loss and diet control industry

Exclusive: The founders of SoulCycle built a startup for relationships, then pivoted to GLP-1 support groups. Now its assets are being acquired by WeightWatchers
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Exclusive: The founders of SoulCycle built a startup for relationships, then pivoted to GLP-1 support groups. Now its assets are being acquired by WeightWatchers

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August 7, 2025
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The key to a long life is avoiding the ‘poisonous 5 P’s,’ says one of the world’s top anti-aging experts

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May 24, 2025
Novo ousts CEO Jorgensen after Lilly competition hits shares
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Novo ousts CEO Jorgensen after Lilly competition hits shares

By Eric Pfanner and Bloomberg
May 16, 2025
Zepbound users lost nearly 50% more weight than those on Wegovy in first head-to-head study
Health

Zepbound users lost nearly 50% more weight than those on Wegovy in first head-to-head study

By Jonel Aleccia and The Associated Press
May 12, 2025
Karsten Munk Knudsen, chief financial officer of Novo Nordisk A/S, at the company's headquarters in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.
Health

Currency hedging and new U.S. factories: Novo Nordisk CFO thinks Wegovy maker can outmaneuver global trade wars

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May 9, 2025
WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy as it struggles for a place in a weight loss world dominated by Ozempic and Wegovy
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WeightWatchers files for bankruptcy as it struggles for a place in a weight loss world dominated by Ozempic and Wegovy

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May 7, 2025
CVS strikes a deal to offer Wegovy at a discount
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CVS strikes a deal to offer Wegovy at a discount

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May 1, 2025
Semaglutide medications Wegovy and Ozempic are pictured
Health

Wegovy, Ozempic shortage declared over, hitting copycats like Hims & Hers

By Bloomberg, Madison Muller, Ike Swetlitz and Naomi Kresge
February 21, 2025
United States President Donald J. Trump speaks at the Friends of Ireland luncheon hosted by United States Speaker of the House of Representatives Paul Ryan, Republican of Wisconsin, at the United States Capitol March 15, 2018 in Washington, DC.
Finance

Weight-loss drug Zepbound helped drive Ireland to $76 billion in goods exports to the U.S. last year—a bittersweet reminder of the challenges ahead

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February 19, 2025
A woman takes pills at her desk
Health

The dietary supplements you think are improving your health may be damaging your liver, research warns

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February 19, 2025
A woman injects herself with medication.
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Ozempic, Wegovy maker calls out Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad: ‘Check before you inject’

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February 11, 2025
Karsten Munk Knudsen, chief financial officer of Novo Nordisk A/S, at the company's headquarters in Bagsvaerd, Denmark, on Tuesday, Nov. 26, 2024.
Health

As growth slows, CFO says Novo Nordisk is prepping for the next generation of weight loss drugs

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February 5, 2025
Novo Nordisk advertising logo on facade building, Danish pharmaceutical healthcare giant Novo Nordisk AS, production innovative drugs, obesity treatment Ozempic, Mainz, Germany June 15, 2024
Health

Investors are growing anxious about Novo Nordisk’s silence since disappointing CagriSema weight loss drug results

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February 4, 2025
A person stands on a scale.
Health

Hims & Hers Super Bowl ad slams pricey pharma industry—and fumbles FDA warnings on compounded GLP-1 drugs

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February 3, 2025
The increase in online searches for obesity management drugs in recent years correlated to a surge in dispensed prescriptions, according to a new study from the Johns Hopkins Ciccarone Center for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease.
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Online searches predicted the surge in prescriptions of weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Zepbound, study says. Here’s what could happen next

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January 29, 2025

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