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Now, researchers at Aarhus University's Department of Biomedicine have identified a possible new direction for future therapies involving GLP-1, the hormone targeted by popular weight loss medications such as Wegovy.

From Science Daily • May 22, 2026

A third possibility is that Cuba buckles under the weight of the massive economic pressure it is facing, which has already led to hours-long daily blackouts and massive food shortages on the island.

From BBC • May 21, 2026

In addition to reducing blood sugar and spurring weight loss, the medicines are approved for reducing the risk of heart attacks and strokes, and in testing for helping with sleep apnea and dampening addictive behaviors.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026

The $146 billion weight of five extra years of patent monopoly is not being carried by Novo Nordisk’s shareholders.

From MarketWatch • May 21, 2026

He’d gotten so skinny that the gym teacher had sent him to the school nurse, who had sent him to the guidance counselor, who had asked why he’d lost so much weight.

From "Not Nothing" by Gayle Forman