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Obesity drug Wegovy cut risk of serious heart problems by 20%, study finds (apnews.com)

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The popular weight-loss drug Wegovy reduced the risk of serious heart problems by 20% in a large, international study that experts say could change the way doctors treat certain heart patients.

The research is the first to document that an obesity medication can not only pare pounds, but also safely prevent a heart attack, stroke or a heart-related death in people who already have heart disease — but not diabetes.

The findings could shift perceptions that the new class of obesity drugs are cosmetic treatments and put pressure on health insurers to cover them.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

high blood pressure can often be eliminated with cardiovascular exercise, and it’s probably better to do that than to take a drug.

I've read somewhere that people with high blood pressure taking a certain medication are more resistant to some cardio-vascular diseases compared to people with normal blood pressure not taking any pills. This might be a similar effect.

I should probably start saving these articles, for the purpose of backing my shitposts with original sources.