© 2025 Bloomberg Finance LP Hims & Hers cofounder and CEO Andrew Dudum dropped out of Forbes’ billionaire ranks on Monday – less than two months after joining the three-comma-club, in May. Dudum, 36, lost more than $400 million in wealth in a single trading day, after shares of his telehealth firm, known for its…
Novo Nordisk is pulling the plug on its partnership with Hims & Hers Health over claims that the telehealth company sold fake versions of the pharmaceutical firm’s weight-loss drug, Wegovy. The Danish drugmaker said Monday that Wegovy will no longer be available on Hims & Hers and that it is ending the collaboration because the San…
(© gstockstudio – stock.adobe.com) Despite the popularity of semaglutide drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy for weight loss, surveys suggest that most people still prefer to lose weight without using medications. For those preferring a drug-free approach to weight loss, research shows that certain nutrients and dietary strategies can naturally mimic the effects of semaglutides. Increased intakes…
The Food and Drug Administration announced Friday it had officially declared an end to the nationwide shortage of Ozempic and Wegovy, medications used for diabetes and weight loss. The agency first declared a shortage of semaglutide, the main ingredient used to make Ozempic and Wegovy, in 2022. The FDA’s announcement comes months after drugmaker Novo…
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These drugs are also not a one-stop solution for better health, as healthy eating and regular exercise are also key to losing weight. But current weight loss interventions based on lifestyle changes largely fail to meet the needs of Black women. MORE: Light lamps can help combat the winter blues, but choosing an effective one can…
Fresh guidelines for stroke prevention released by the American Heart Association (AHA) and American Stroke Association (ASA) have recommended the use of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy in patients with diabetes and cardiovascular disease, to lower the risk of stroke. The recommendations, updated after a decade, for the first time, talk about the potential…