If not properly managed, it can lead to serious complications such as heart disease, kidney damage, vision loss, stroke, and even limb amputation
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GLP-1s are serious medications with certain potential toxicities for some patients, including pancreatitis, thyroid cancer, and very rarely, but now officially acknowledged in the case of Wegovy blindness, caused by a condition called non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION)
Wegovy and Ozempic are prescription medications that have made a significant impact as weight loss drugs
At 24 weeks, liver-fat content (measured by non-invasive imaging, MRI-PDFF) fell by 81.4% on 8 mg and 82.4% on 12 mg, compared with a small increase in those participants on the placebo
Typical 2D class averages are shown in Supplementary Fig