Endocrinology

 
Investigational Ketogenic Diet Pill BL-001 Shows Significant Weight Loss in Phase 1 Trial
March 05, 2025

Overweight individuals in the highest dose group with weight loss at day 28 continued to lose weight at the 2-week follow-up, with metabolic changes mimicking ketogenic effects.

Obesity Will Affect One-Half of Adults, One-Third of Youth Worldwide by 2050
March 04, 2025

Posing an unparalleled threat of premature disease and death globally, the unchecked rise in overweight and obesity requires an urgent 5-year action plan, experts say.

FDA Approves First Rapid-Acting Insulin Biosimilar for Diabetes: Daily Dose
March 03, 2025

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Eli Lilly Expands Zepbound Access with New Vial Doses, Self-Pay Savings
February 26, 2025

Eli Lilly launched 2 new strengths of Zepbound single-dose vials for self-pay patients, and lowered the price of 2.5 mg and 5 mg vials.

FDA Approves Merilog, First Rapid-Acting Insulin Biosimilar for Diabetes
February 14, 2025

Merilog joins two long-acting insulin biosimilar products approved in 2021, bringing the total to three insulin biosimilars available in the United States.

Ozempic Approval Expanded to Include Patients with T2D and CKD: Daily Dose
February 13, 2025

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Investigational Cell Therapy Cuts Insulin Dependency in Late-Stage Type 2 Diabetes
February 11, 2025

CELZ-201 reduced insulin dependency and stabilized HbA1c in 1-year follow-up data from a pilot study in T2D.

Hims & Hers Super Bowl Ad for Semaglutide "Nothing Short of Reckless," Says Partnership for Safe Medicines
February 07, 2025

In letters to the FDA and Fox Broadcasting, PSM enumerated the laws abrogated and the potential harms of the ad being viewed by 200 million people on February 9, 2025.

Diabetes Caution: FDA Warns of Risk of Missing Critical Alerts from Smartphone-Compatible Diabetes Devices
February 06, 2025

Hardware or software changes as well as user adjustments may disable or mute alerts for elevated glycemia, medication use, and other diabetes management essentials, the agency said.

Viking Therapeutics Advances 3 Potential Obesity Treatments Based on Promising 2024 Clinical Trial Results
February 06, 2025

A GLP-1/GIP dual agonist in both subcutaneous and oral tablet formulations and a novel dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonist lead the company's pipeline for antiobesity medications.