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Here’s how young Native Americans responded when Newman’s Own and Novo Nordisk let them grant $720K

NEW YORK (AP) — Armed with hundreds of thousands of dollars from Newman’s Own Foundation and Ozempic creator Novo Nordisk, young Native Americans are leading the fight against persistently high rates of food insecurity in tribal communities. In a rare example of agency for a beneficiary community, 21 emerging Indigenous leaders recently crafted selection criteria,…

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Analysis-Innovent's weight-loss drug highlights China challenge for Novo, Lilly

Analysis-Innovent’s weight-loss drug highlights China challenge for Novo, Lilly

By Andrew Silver SHANGHAI (Reuters) -Innovent Biologics’ newly launched weight-loss drug is making inroads in its home market of China, ramping up competition with its Western rivals as it pursues a marketing strategy that is gaining traction. Xinermei, launched in July, is the third once-weekly injectable GLP-1 weight management therapy available in China after Novo…

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Novo Nordisk's Wegovy Outperforms Eli Lilly's Tirzepatide In Reducing Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, And Death: Study

Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy Outperforms Eli Lilly’s Tirzepatide In Reducing Risk Of Heart Attack, Stroke, And Death: Study

Novo Nordisk A/S (NYSE:NVO) presented data from the STEER real-world study of evidence gathered from actual patient experiences at the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2025. The STEER study investigated the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) with Wegovy (semaglutide) 2.4 mg compared with Eli Lilly and Co.’s (NYSE:LLY) tirzepatide treatment in people with…

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Novo Nordisk says it's cutting 9,000 workers amid increased competition for its obesity drug Wegovy

Novo Nordisk says it’s cutting 9,000 workers amid increased competition for its obesity drug Wegovy

Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk, maker of weight-loss drug Wegovy, said Wednesday it is cutting 9,000 jobs, or 11% of its workforce, amid increased competition for obesity medications.  The company said it will cut about 5,000 jobs in Denmark, although it didn’t disclose where the remaining 4,000 reductions will be located.  Novo Nordisk also makes…

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Why Eli Lilly (LLY) Shares Are Getting Obliterated Today

Why Eli Lilly (LLY) Shares Are Getting Obliterated Today

Shares of global pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly (NYSE:LLY) fell 13.9% in the afternoon session after its oral weight-loss drug trial results disappointed investors, overshadowing an otherwise strong quarterly earnings report and guidance increase. The pharmaceutical company announced late-stage trial data for its oral weight-loss pill, orforglipron, which showed an average weight loss of 12.4%. This…

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