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Weight-loss drug Wegovy starts at ₹17,345 in IndiaNovo Nordisk launches Wegovy, a weekly weight-loss injectable, in India. The drug is available in five dosages, costing between Rs 17,345 a...- With weight-loss drugs, going under the knife may lose edgeThe introduction of weight-loss medications like Mounjaro and Wegovy in India may lead to a decrease in bariatric surgeries as obese indivi...
- Weight loss drugs better than yoga, exercise? Bill Gates says meds more effective than lifestyle changesWorld Health Day 2025: Obesity is fast becoming a public health crisis in India, with forecasts showing 440 million Indians could be obese ...
- New oral diabetes + obesity drug's India sales surge 100%India experiences a surge in Rybelsus sales, impacting the anti-obesity market. Semaglutide dominates, reflecting India's obesity challenge...
- Anti-obesity drug market gaining traction in IndiaAccording to research firm Pharmarack, the market has tripled in two years after witnessing a sluggish growth till 2021. Over the last five...
- Obstructive sleep apnea can cause early cognitive decline in middle-aged men, says studyEven healthy patients, who weren't obese, showed the same result.
- Kaylea Titford’s father found guilty of manslaughter over death of his 16-year-old daughter16-year-old Kaylea Titford had spina bifida and was morbidly obese. She was confined to her bed in the months before her death in ‘inhumane...
- Why unachievable physical standards should not be demanded or celebratedPeople are rightly chastised for criticising overweight people as often obesity is involuntary, a consequence of a medical condition or gen...
- India may witness 2,320 deaths per day due to Covid by first week of June: Lancet ReportThe experts have strongly recommended a temporary ban on gatherings of groups larger than 10 for the next two months. Significantly, it did...
- Medall Healthcare launches a personalised program to reduce lifestyle disordersThe program will be digitally driven by a new app that will support virtual consultations, personalized diet and health monitoring, and eng...
- Coronavirus: Mumbai has more deaths but fewer cases than Bengaluru and DelhiA BMC analysis of 9,869 deaths in Mumbai shows the highest case fatality rate (CFR)—deaths as a proportion of cases—is among nonagenarians ...
- Coronavirus, bacteria together can lead to severity in some Covid patientsThe body's own microbiota may also be influential in the progression of lung diseases.
- Use of plasma therapy successful, claims Pune hospitalConvalescent Plasma Therapy is an experimental procedure where plasma from the blood of a recovered COVID-19 patient is transfused to a cri...
- IRDAI offers relief to morbidly obeseThe move is set to benefit many patients as prevalence of obesity in the country ranges from 8-38% in rural areas and 15-30% in urban setti...
- Diseases after health policy purchase should be covered: Irdai panelIrdai had set up a working group for standardisation of exclusions in health insurance contracts in July this year.
- World Obesity Day: Monitor BMI, eat in moderation, and exercise regularly to stay healthyOne needs to make basic changes in his/her daily lifestyle to prevent obesity.
- Obesity hurting your health and pocket? Here's how to manage costs and well-beingThe burden of obesity in urban India is increasing alarmingly and around 21% of the total population is over weight.
- Prevent hypertension, diabetes in mid-life to lower heart failure riskNew York, Nov 29 (IANS) Preventing the development of hypertension, obesity and diabetes in mid-life -- between the age of 45 and 55 years ...
- Some insurers can dismiss claims if the policyholder is 'fat'Insurance companies at times refuse to pay claims if the policyholder was fat or in their view “fat" -- putting family members in a fix try...
- Beware! Obesity increases colorectal cancer riskAn obese person has 50 per cent more chance of developing colorectal cancer but it can be reversed through lifestyle changes.
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