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Anti-obesity Medication: 7 Types
Anti-obesity medications are often used to help people who have tried and not been able to lose enough weight through exercise and dietary changes. Obesity is a widespread issue affecting over 40% ...
FDA approves anti-obesity drug as first sleep apnea medication
The US FDA approved Eli Lilly's Zepbound as the first ever medication for obstructive sleep apnea for patients who also have ...
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Study Finds Nearly Half of People on Obesity Drugs Drink Less—But Do Scientists Know Why?
Some anti-obesity medications, including GLP-1s ... It’s probably too soon to add substance use treatment to that list of ...
Daily Mail21d
Free anti-obesity drug is approved
A controversial anti-obesity drug is set to become more widely available on the NHS. Orlistat, otherwise known as Xenical, has been prescribed free to some obese patients for the past two years.
New York Daily News9d
NYC’s health plan must cover anti-obesity drugs
The city claims that removing these drugs from its employee health plan will save money. In reality, it will have the opposite effect. The less we do to combat obesity, the more we have to spend ...
The Lantern25d
Anti-obesity medication users report increase in food waste during initial stages of use
As anti-obesity medications gain popularity, a new concern has also gained traction among researchers: increased food waste. A self-administered online survey sponsored by Ohio State found that 25 ...
Forbes27d
Biden Administration Proposes Covering Obesity Drugs In Medicare And Medicaid
The proposed new rule issued by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would reinterpret the statutory regulation to “permit coverage of anti-obesity medications.” The administration ...
The New York Times9d
How Anti-Obesity Drugs are Redefining Pharma and Wellness
Two of the leading experts on anti-obesity drugs say the drugs are heralding a new era in medicine and could soon be used to treat a raft of other conditions. David Ricks, the chair and chief ...
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Here's the new rule that would expand coverage for anti-obesity medications in Medicare and Medicaid
The Biden administration has unveiled a major proposal to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs, reflecting a shift in the perception of obesity as a chronic disease rather ...
Obesity rates are down. Is that because of weight-loss drugs?
In addition, the decline in overall obesity rate reported by the CDC isn’t the first such drop. Between 1999 and 2018, the NHANES results found two instances of slight decreases in obesity rates and ...
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Proposed Rule Would Expand Medicare And Medicaid Coverage For Anti-Obesity Medications
On Tuesday, November 26, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) proposed a new statutory interpretation that, if finalized, would result in expanded Medicare and Medicaid coverage for ...