Hospitals and Healthcare

Dozens of patients have contacted the ABC, reporting alarming side effects including vomiting blood and permanent tingling in their fingers after taking replica weight loss drugs.

We don’t tell people taking statins to treat high cholesterol or drugs to manage high blood pressure they’re cheating or taking the easy way out. Nor should we when people take drugs like Ozempic.

The diabetes medication has gained attention for its dramatic weight loss effects — but doctors worry that it can go too far.

Numerous women have shared stories of “Ozempic babies” on social media. But the joy some experience in discovering pregnancies may come with anxiety about the unknowns, as these medicines haven’t been studied in people who are pregnant.

Doctors speculate that diabetes and weight loss drugs like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro and Zepbound may increase risk for unplanned pregnancies.

The obesity-drug revolution is leaving lots of people behind.

Medications that cause drastic weight loss raise specific concerns for older adults.

If new weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic are safe and effective, in a country with an obesity epidemic, why shouldn't we welcome their arrival?