The maker of weight-loss jabs Wegovy and Ozempic, Danish pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk, has reported a sharp rise in profits on the back of surging demand for the drugs. Net profits were 39.2bn kroner (£4.5bn) for the period from January to June, rising 43% from 27.5bn kroner a year earlier.

The diabetes drug Mounjaro prompted more weight loss among overweight and obese adults than Ozempic did in a real-world setting, researchers report.

Researchers discovered that patients using Mounjaro had “significantly larger reductions in body weight” than those on Ozempic. The weight loss […] The post Study: Type 2 diabetes medication Mounjaro is better than Ozempic for weight loss appeared first on TheGrio.