The Next Big Act for Weight-Loss Drugs
Let’s be honest, for the past year or so, you couldn’t move for hearing about the so-called miracle weight-loss jabs. Ozempic, Wegovy, you name it. The story seemed simple enough. A drug designed for diabetes turned out to be remarkably good at helping people shed a few pounds, and the world, or at least Hollywood, went mad for it. To me, it all felt a bit like a fad. But it turns out, we might have all been watching the warm-up act without realising the main event was about to begin.
The US Food and Drug Administration, not an institution known for its flights of fancy, just gave Wegovy the green light for something far more serious than fitting into last year’s trousers. They’ve approved it to treat a nasty liver condition called MASH. And that, I think, changes everything.