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Popular diabetes, weight loss drugs not linked to increase in suicidal thoughts: Research

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[ Semaglutide, a diabetes and obesity treatment that has grown in popularity in recent years, can be associated with a lower risk of suicidal ideation compared to other medications, according to a recent analysis. The study, funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH), found that semaglutide was associated with a 49 to 73 percent … Read more

Poison control data shows significant increase in weight-loss drug overdoses

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[ Data from poison control centers from around the country show a large increase in calls in connection with a weight-loss and diabetes drug. America’s Poison Centers reports around 3,000 calls in relation to semaglutide — an anti-diabetic medication — between January and November of this year, according to CNN. That is a rise of … Read more