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WeightWatchers Files For Bankruptcy, Hopes To Adapt In Weight-Loss Drug Era WeightWatchers Files For Bankruptcy, Hopes To Adapt In Weight-Loss Drug Era
WeightWatchers Files For Bankruptcy, Hopes To Adapt In Weight-Loss Drug Era WeightWatchers is going on a financial diet, aiming to lose $1.15 billion in debt through a fast-track bankruptcy plan. Parent company WW International announced it was filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in a news release on Tuesday, May 6. The prominent wellness platform has struggled to keep up with more convenient weight-loss options like the drug Ozempic. WeightWatchers said it will remain open for its roughly three million worldwide members during its financial restructuring, which the company expects to last 45 days. "For more than 62 years, WeightWatchers has …

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by Chris Spiker
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Counterfeit Ozempic Seized By FDA, Drugmaker Warns About Fake Injection's Dangers Counterfeit Ozempic Seized By FDA, Drugmaker Warns About Fake Injection's Dangers
Counterfeit Ozempic Seized By FDA, Drugmaker Warns About Fake Injection's Dangers The maker of Ozempic and federal regulators are sending out warnings about counterfeit versions of the anti-diabetic drug after several hundred fake units were seized outside the authorized supply chain. The counterfeit products involve one milligram doses of the popular semaglutide injection, Novo Nordisk said in a news release on Monday, April 14. The counterfeit Ozempic was found with lot number "PAR0362" and serial numbers beginning with 51746517. While lot number PAR0362 is authentic, it becomes counterfeit only when combined with those eight serial digits. "As the inve…

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by Chris Spiker
Lifestyle
Celebrity Weight Loss Trend Leads To Worldwide Shortage Of Diabetes Drug Celebrity Weight Loss Trend Leads To Worldwide Shortage Of Diabetes Drug
Celebrity Weight Loss Trend Leads To Worldwide Shortage Of Diabetes Drug A diabetes treatment shortage has been announced following the uptick in usage of the drug after a new weight loss trend made viral by influencers, reports CBS.  A worldwide shortage for Ozempic, a FDA approved drug for Type Two Diabetes, as well as Wegovy, has been announced after in increase in prescriptions for both diabetic and non-diabetic users. Both drugs contain the ingredient, semaglutide, which is being linked to weight loss, the outlet continues.  Influencers are bragging about their weight loss journeys, claiming that the drug helped them shed pounds. Recently, We…

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by Annie DeVoe
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