Illustration of semaglutide activating a key receptor called GLP-1
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The active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, a medicine called semaglutide, may have beneficial effects. the heart within weeks, in addition to the longer-term benefits of weight loss, an animal study has shown.
The findings suggest that people with heart disease other than type 2 diabetes or obesity, which semaglutide is primarily used to treat, may benefit from taking this type of drug. “We’re missing a large number of people who might benefit,” he says Christopher Stone Brown’s…
