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Healthcare

WeightWatchers Flounders in the Ozempic Era

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WW announced on Thursday that it will be laying off employees and cutting costs to the tune of $100 million per year.

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Healthcare

Wegovy Finally Gains Regulatory Approval in China

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Novo Nordisk scored approval to sell its Wegovy weight loss drug in China. That’s a big win, but competitors will soon flood in.

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Healthcare

Hims & Hers Stock Jumps On New Discount Weight-Loss Drug Offering

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A loophole lets the company create a back-door offering of a generic drug before the patents of Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly expire.

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Regulation

FTC Challenges Hundreds of Pharma Patents

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The regulator sees some patents as ploys to keep companies from developing cheaper generic versions of 20 different brand-name drugs.

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Consumer

Weight-Loss Drugs Are Dragging Down Snack Makers’ Bottom Line

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A new survey finds evidence that “the drugs have a meaningful impact on consumer behavior and spending on groceries and restaurants.”

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Healthcare

Ozempic-like Drug Shows Signs of Mitigating Effects of Parkinson’s Disease

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A GLP-1 medication from French drugmaker Sanofi — similar to Ozempic — was found to slow Parkinson’s in a small mid-stage trial.

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Consumer

Krispy Kreme, McDonald’s Are Expanding Their Sweet and Savory Team-up

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The partnership is going nationwide after a successful run at 160 McDonald’s locations across Kentucky.

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Big Tech

Meta Faces Investigation Over Illicit Drug Sales

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Facebook and other social media platforms are the subject of a probe by federal prosecutors into available medications.

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