This Month
- Exclusive
- Medicine
Ozempic maker wants taxpayer subsidy for new Wegovy drug
Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk pulled in more than $600 million from Australia last year but reported just $17 million in profit here.
- Nick Bonyhady
- Exclusive
- Pharmaceuticals
Next blockbuster weight-loss drug to launch in Australia this month
Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy is about to go on sale here, avoiding the prospect of a supply disaster when compounded Ozempic is banned.
- Updated
- Nick Bonyhady
July
Study finds a treatment more effective than Ozempic for slimming down
The analysis found a rival drug made by Eli Lilly leads to faster and better weight loss, causing shares in to Wegovy maker Novo Nordisk’s to also drop.
- Reuters
Ozempic could be linked to sudden blindness, says new report
Patients who took the drugs for weight loss were seven times more likely to be diagnosed with a stroke-like eye condition, according to Harvard research.
- Robert Langreth
Supercharge your workouts with a weighted vest
They’re suddenly everywhere and no wonder. It’s the one piece of gym kit that will get you fit faster while making you feel like an action hero,
- Luke Benedictus
June
Why that surprise weight gain might be an Ozempic baby
There is mounting evidence that weigh-loss drugs such as Ozempic are delivering baby-sized surprises.
- Updated
- Julie Hare
I tried the ‘Tesla’ of fasting diets. Here’s what happened
Valter Longo’s books about the benefits of abstaining from food have been bestsellers around the world, but the science to support his ideas is not conclusive.
- Agostino Petroni
The Ozempic effect: How weight loss wonder drug gobbled up an economy
Pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has grown so large in its native Denmark that it’s hard to find staff. Meanwhile, its philanthropic foundation is running out of local causes to support.
- Sanne Wass and Naomi Kresge
ResMed sinks as drug trial sparks Ozempic-style sell-off
New results from Eli Lilly’s weight-loss treatment have traders reaching for the sell button, but analysts aren’t so sure.
- Updated
- Joshua Peach
How to keep off the kilos after stopping weight-loss jabs
Until now, those prescribed the radical treatments have been warned that they may have to stay on the drugs for life – or revert to their former size.
- Laura Donnelly
Eight tips to lose weight fast - and safely
Is the crash diet back? Science now suggests that rapidly losing a lot of weight could be a beneficial strategy for health – if you do it carefully.
- Juliette Kellow
- Opinion
- Diet
Why calorie counting doesn’t work
If you eat fewer calories than you burn, surely you will lose weight? The truth is that it’s a waste of time – and sets people up for failure.
- Tim Spector
May
- Opinion
- Opinion
The war over Ozempic isn’t helping overweight Australians
The drug regulators’ decision to ban compounded weight loss drugs won’t help those suffering health complications from obesity.
- Nick Coatsworth
How belly fat can predict our future - and longevity
We need to be less obsessed with our outward appearance and treat our inner self with the respect it needs and deserves.
- Tim Spector
Replica Ozempic ban could deny thousands ‘life-changing medication’
Healthcare start-ups say the ban is a step too far and risks leaving tens of thousands of Australians without the medications they need.
- Euan Black and Paul Smith
Fans of the BBBE diet claim it’s the key to wellbeing
TikTok and Instagram are full of videos of men wolfing down steak, ground beef, burger patties and slabs of butter who claim the diet is the key to mental and physical wellbeing.
- Steven Kurutz
Replica Ozempic and Mounjaro will be banned by October
The ruling preserves the status quo of the drug market in a boon to big pharmaceutical firms and a blow to start-ups that are trying to disrupt the sector.
- Nick Bonyhady
Children glued to their phones at meal time face obesity risk
Experts say letting youngsters scroll social media, watch videos or eat in front of the TV is “dangerous” and may be fuelling a growing obesity epidemic.
- Laura Donnelly
Men paid $760 to lose weight in ‘Game of Stones’ health scheme
A trial of a dieting program in which participants potentially lose money has been so successful that it will be rolled out nationally.
- Laura Donnelly
Using Ozempic before surgery may be dangerous
Even if users follow “nil by mouth” instructions before an operation, they may still have food in their stomachs when they are wheeled into the operating theatre.
- Jill Margo
