Medications such as Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound have become wildly popular for that purpose
Decreased appetite and weight loss: As Ozempic slows gastric emptying, a person may feel satiated quickly (early satiety) or even lose their appetite entirely
Monitoring blood pressure at home weekly during early treatment helps identify when your cardiologist should adjust antihypertensive drug doses
These medications are usually costly to pay for out of pocket, so any savings passed on to patients are beneficial, said Kanwar Kelley, MD, a specialist in otolaryngology, head and neck surgery, obesity medicine, and lifestyle medicine, and co-founder and chief executive officer of Side Health in Orinda, CA
The big question
Hernndez-Daz and her team examined the data of more than 3.5 million pregnancies between 2009 and 2021