No, it’s not ‘brat’, ‘demure’, or even ‘brain rot’; it’s Ozempic. The drug has become increasingly popular for helping people (including your favourite celebrities) lose weight ...

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Especially with a new family to think about. That medical appointment was in spring 2023, and the doctor explained that Ozempic, a drug for diabetic patients, was also being successfully used for ...

Nikki Glaser accurately called the 82nd Annual Golden Globe Awards "Ozempic's biggest night." (Sonja Flemming/CBS via Getty Images) ...

A new trend gaining popularity among people trying to lose weight is microdosing the diabetes medication Ozempic. With approximately 70% of American adults meeting the criteria for being obese or ...

Choi_ Nikolai - stock.adobe.com They’re not biting. As Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs change the way America eats, food manufacturers are trying to whip themselves up a forkful of the action ...

That's the provocative question posed by Nina King, a 27-year-old Ph.D. student whose theory on the cultural impact of Ozempic—a weight-loss drug developed to treat type 2 diabetes—has gone ...

Ricki Lake says she’s “living [her] best life” after losing 40 pounds without any help from Ozempic or other weight-loss drugs. “I started October 26, 2023, and went on this journey ...

In December 2022, she was prescribed Ozempic. Her mom was hesitant, but Weaver told her, “This is something I want to do.” She also made lifestyle changes, adding a weight-lifting routine ...

“For half the price of Ozempic, we could purchase regeneratively raised, organic food for every American, three meals a day and a gym membership, for every obese American,” Kennedy said at a ...

A July 2024 study published in JAMA Ophthalmology found that semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, was linked to a higher risk of a rare eye condition known as "eye stroke," or non ...