WeightWatchers is taking a bite out of the weight-loss drug and telehealth industries. The weight-loss program — also known as WW International — is set to purchase the company Sequence. Sequence, a telehealth and medical subscription service, links patients with doctors who can prescribe them controversial weight-loss and diabetes drugs, such as Ozempic, Wegovy and … Read more
Meghan McCain faced a lot of pressure to take a “quick fix” to losing baby weight just four weeks after giving birth to her second child. McCain, 38, shared in an op-ed for the Daily Mail that ever since she and her husband husband Ben Domenech, 41, welcomed her daughter Clover Jade on Jan. 16, … Read more
Last fall, Alla started using Ozempic to lose weight. After six months on the drug, the 55-year-old had dropped 55 pounds from her 5-foot-4-inch frame. Her body looked 10 years younger, but her face had aged a decade. “My face really started to sag,” she told The Post of experimenting with the diabetes drug that … Read more
It’s the hottest drug in Hollywood. Ozempic — a medication designed for people with Type 2 diabetes — is being prescribed to socialites and celebrities to help them lose weight despite some alarming potential side effects. Injected once per week into the stomach, thigh or arm, Ozempic and sister drug Wegovy are comprised of semaglutide, … Read more
The use of Ozempic and Wegovy for fast weight loss is now so widespread, it’s leading to nationwide shortages of the drugs for those who need it to treat type-2 diabetes. “It’s really frustrating for a lot of patients,” Dr. Gregory Dodell of Central Park Endocrinology told The Post. He explained that some of his diabetic … Read more
This might be your best shot at shedding those extra pounds. Weight-loss drugs such as Wegovy (marketed for the treatment of diabetes under the name Ozempic) have become Hollywood’s biggest slimming secret — and soon there may be an even more potent pound buster on the market. Tirzepatide, which is taken by weekly injection on … Read more
Some doctors are warning against using a drug intended to treat Type 2 diabetes for weight loss after some patients said it helped them shed a few pounds. Approved by the FDA in 2017, the diabetes treatment sold under the name Ozempic helps lower blood sugar, but many patients prescribed the medication reported weight loss … Read more