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Yearender: Health | After splash in 2025, weight-loss drugs poised to take off this year

January 03, 2026 10:00 am

Despite limited uptake, weight-loss drugs have topped drug sales in India by value — marking a shift in how people perceive conditions such as obesity. With generics set to come in, prices are likely to fall sharply and expand access

The year of weight-loss drugs: When health became about thinness, not fitness, again

December 30, 2025 7:44 pm

The use of weight-loss drugs primarily targets fat mass, which may or may not directly correlate with overall physical fitness and functional health. Yet the obsession with drugs seems to take away the human agency we all have

Novo Nordisk drops price of its weight loss drug as competitor takes over the market

November 12, 2025 3:58 am

The monthly sales of Mounjaro are almost ten-fold that of Wegovy.

Serena Williams’ endorsement of weight-loss drug: A win for Big Pharma, a loss for patients

August 25, 2025 3:14 pm

It could further legitimise the use of patient-ambassadors for private healthcare majors. That’s deeply concerning, particularly when the product is not a cough drop but a serious medication for obesity

'Ozempic liya hai toh kya hua, ek zindagi jeeni hai...': Ram Kapoor shares his controversial stance on weight loss medications

July 05, 2025 10:30 am

For some people, medication will be a tool to improve weight and insulin-related outcomes. For others, food alone is a reasonable pathway to success.

'It concerns me to see the chid-chid they do:' Sonali Kulkarni talks about her friends taking weight loss drugs and its unseen side-effects

May 17, 2025 10:26 am

"There is a fashion of becoming thin and thinner. I understand there is a demand for that because I work on screen. The leaner you are, the better you look on screen," said the Dil Chahta Hai actor.

Karan Johar says he lost weight with a 3-point formula: Why having one meal, swimming and playing paddle ball can help the 50-plus

April 20, 2025 4:19 am

The plan takes off on the three-pillar argument of diet, exercise and sleep

Ozempic can help people with diabetes walk better despite poor blood flow to legs: Why Lancet study is significant

March 30, 2025 1:23 pm

The study demonstrates the multiple protective powers of semaglutide.

Blockbuster weight-loss drugs flood grey market, used without supervision: ‘This trend is triggering paralysis of gut,’ warn doctors

February 12, 2025 1:32 am

Ahmedabad doctors are flagging increasing numbers of stomach paralysis.

Oprah Winfrey shares experience of taking 'magic drug' GLP-1 for weight loss: 'One of the first things I realised...'

February 04, 2025 6:54 pm

What does GLP-1 exactly do? Let's understand in detail.

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