Has Novo Nordisk handed Lilly a golden opportunity to take leadership in the market for
#ObesityMeds that Novo methodically built? Will
#AccessToCare improve with the launch of
#Zepbound. We have guarded optimism.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/12/zepbound-launches-so-will-access-to-obesity-meds-improve/
As Zepbound Launches, Will Access to Obesity Meds Improve? - ConscienHealth
The launch of Zepbound yesterday has us wondering if the increase in competition it brings will also bring better access to obesity meds.
Until we see a better supply of advanced
#ObesityMeds and lower
#prices, disparities in
#obesity will only grow wider. Humanity cannot prosper with such extreme gaps in wealth and health.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/08/the-gaps-in-wealth-and-poverty-obesity-and-health/
The Gaps in Wealth and Poverty, Obesity and Health - ConscienHealth
We find both good news and bad in the gaps in wealth and poverty, health, and obesity. This comes from both recent progress and new issues.
Health systems and
#CulturalBias have built an almost impenetrable wall around
#ObesityCare. Nine out of ten Rx's for
#ObesityMeds never get filled says a new study in JMCP.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/08/surprise-most-prescriptions-for-obesity-meds-are-never-filled/
Surprise! Most Prescriptions for Obesity Meds Are Never Filled - ConscienHealth
More than 90% of prescriptions for obesity meds never get filled. Our culture of stigma and denial about obesity and obesity care is working.
In thoughtful reporting for Fortune, Rachel Shin explores the possibility for broader
#access to advanced
#ObesityMeds leading to lower
#prices.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/07/will-broader-access-beget-lower-prices-for-obesity-meds/
Will Broader Access Beget Lower Prices for Obesity Meds? - ConscienHealth
Will lower prices bring better access to obesity meds, or will it work in reverse, with better access leading to lower prices?
#ObesityMeds is annoying and disingenuous.
#HealthInsurance balks at covering
#ObesityMeds for only one reason – money. They would rather delay and pay later for the complications.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/05/intentions-appearance-and-health-in-obesity/ 
Intentions, Appearance, and Health in Obesity - ConscienHealth
Insurance companies seem to worry about intentions of people seeking obesity care – are they focused on appearance or health?
Fix the food first! So says the sugar-is-poison guy. He's convinced (like many others) that "real food" is better than
#ObesityMeds. But why is this an
#EitherOr proposition?
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/05/the-false-view-of-nutrition-vs-obesity-meds/
The False View of Nutrition vs Obesity Meds - ConscienHealth
New obesity meds are causing tremendous dissonance for people who presume that nutrition is the cause and the solution for excess obesity.
If you want to understand how we are only scratching the surface potential of new
#ObesityMeds, a new review by Kevin Maki et al offers some great insight. Truly, the biggest advances are yet to come.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/05/scratching-the-surface-with-new-obesity-meds/
Scratching the Surface with New Obesity Meds - ConscienHealth
A new review reminds us why the present use of new obesity meds may only be scratching the surface of potential for these innovations.
Are
#ObesityMeds a tool for
#WeightLoss commerce focused on a short-term goal? Or for
#ObesityCare focused on long-term health? Health professionals who specialize in obesity care understand this distinction. Most people living with obesity do not.
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/04/weight-loss-commerce-or-obesity-care/
Weight Loss Commerce or Obesity Care? - ConscienHealth
Are advanced obesity medicines opening up a gateway to obesity care or merely becoming a tool for weight loss commerce?
What is it about
#ObesityMeds that makes some people lose their grip on rationality? USA Today has done some good reporting on
#obesity, but this week they're peddling comparisons of obesity meds to opiods &
#DarkMagic. WHAT???
https://conscienhealth.org/2023/04/obesity-meds-cause-people-to-lose-their-minds/
Obesity Meds Cause People to Lose Their Minds - ConscienHealth
Do new, advanced obesity meds cause people to lose their minds? Some of the reporting on them might make you think so.
Here's a welcome side effect of advanced
#ObesityMeds. They might make us see the foolishness of denying effective
#obesity care to all but a few wealthy and privileged people.
https://conscienhealth.org/2022/12/obesity-care-for-the-few-and-the-wealthy/
Obesity Care for the Few and the Wealthy - ConscienHealth
Overwhelmingly and for a long time it has been true that obesity care is mainly available to the few and the wealthy. This must change.
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