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GLP-1 & weight-loss drugs

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Semaglutide and tirzepatide tracked half the femoral fractures of another diabetes drug

The worry about weight-loss drugs is that fast loss costs muscle and bone, which should show up as broken hips. Comparing 27,896 matched over-65s against a rival diabetes medicine, fractures and falls both ran lower over a year.

Sep 1, 2026

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Sudden vision loss hit 3 more GLP-1 users per 10,000 over 18 months than two rival diabetes drugs

An Annals of Internal Medicine target trial emulation compared GLP-1 users against two other diabetes drug classes. Ischemic optic neuropathy was more common on GLP-1s, concentrated in men, over-50s and those with eye or heart disease.

Aug 28, 2026

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An oral GLP-1 pill cut weight 9% in a phase 2 trial

A trial in Nature Communications tested a once-daily GLP-1 tablet in 235 Chinese adults with obesity. The top dose beat placebo by about 7 percentage points over 26 weeks, with the usual gut side effects.

Aug 4, 2026

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GLP-1 drugs carried higher hair loss risk than two rivals

Comparing 12,004 people starting a GLP-1 drug against those starting other diabetes medicines, researchers found more diagnosed hair loss. The absolute risk stayed low.

Aug 2, 2026

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GLP-1 drugs tracked with fewer fractures, but only with diabetes

A JAMA Network Open study of 133,606 matched patients found GLP-1 drugs linked to lower fracture risk in type 2 diabetes, and higher risk in people without it.

Jul 29, 2026

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Mazdutide took off 16.7% of body weight in a phase 3 trial

A JAMA phase 3 trial of 461 Chinese adults with obesity found the dual glucagon and GLP-1 drug mazdutide cut body weight by 16.65% over 60 weeks against 1.50% on placebo.

Jul 29, 2026

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Weight-loss drugs worked better with lifestyle, not without

A JAMA Pediatrics network meta-analysis of 42 trials in 3,835 adolescents found every obesity drug performed better paired with lifestyle treatment than on its own.

Jul 28, 2026

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Stopping GLP-1 drugs tracked with more anxiety after

A Nature Metabolism study of Shanghai health records found GLP-1 drugs carried no extra psychiatric risk during treatment, but higher risk of depression and anxiety after people stopped.

Jul 28, 2026

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Semaglutide led the field for antipsychotic weight gain

A JAMA Psychiatry network meta-analysis of 95 trials ranked 39 drugs for reversing antipsychotic weight gain, and semaglutide came out well ahead at nearly 11 kg.

Jul 27, 2026

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Bariatric surgery cost less downstream than GLP-1 drugs

A JAMA Network Open study matched 2,721 pairs of Israeli patients over up to 12.5 years and found those on GLP-1 drugs ran up $109 more per month in other health costs than surgery patients.

Jul 27, 2026

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Survodutide cleared liver fat in 84% of patients

A Nature Medicine phase 3 trial of 216 adults found survodutide cut liver fat by at least 30% in 84.2% of those treated, against 24.3% on placebo, alongside 12.2% weight loss.

Jul 27, 2026

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Oral GLP-1 pill elecoglipron hit 10% weight loss in a trial

A Lancet phase 2 trial of 310 adults found the oral GLP-1 drug elecoglipron produced up to 10.5% weight loss in 26 weeks against 0.6% on placebo, with no injections and no food restrictions.

Jul 26, 2026

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Apitegromab kept muscle on during tirzepatide weight loss

A Nature Medicine trial of 102 adults found adding the antibody apitegromab to tirzepatide cut lean-mass loss by 1.9 kilograms over 24 weeks, without slowing total weight loss.

Jul 25, 2026

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