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Pfizer selects once-daily GLP-1 for its obesity push

Pfizer is advancing on a broad front in its attempt to catch up with Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly in the obesity drug category – but has now decided on a lead candidate.

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A spectrum of obesity requires precision

Obesity is a hot topic, and a focal research area, in the twentieth century.

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Lilly scores against Novo Nordisk in weight loss contest

There’s no data from a head-to-head trial directly comparing Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 agonist drugs yet, but an observational study has found that Lilly’s tirzepatide seems to be

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Study finds GLP-1 drugs may cut obesity-related cancers

Potentially adding to a lengthening list of positive health benefits of GLP-1 agonist drugs, a new study has suggested they may also reduce the risk of a bevy of cancers associated with bei

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Study links Ozempic/Wegovy to sight-threatening disorder

Shares in Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly have been under pressure after a study emerged suggesting that people taking a GLP-1 agonist had an elevated risk of a rare but serious eye condition.

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House committee backs some Medicare cover for obesity drugs

The House Ways and Means Committee in the US voted in favour of a new bill which would end a two-decade-long restriction on the coverage of drugs to treat obesity under Medicare.

Pfizer selects once-daily GLP-1 for its obesity push

A spectrum of obesity requires precision

Lilly scores against Novo Nordisk in weight loss contest

Study finds GLP-1 drugs may cut obesity-related cancers

Study links Ozempic/Wegovy to sight-threatening disorder

House committee backs some Medicare cover for obesity drugs

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