A large clinical trial by drugmaker Novo Nordisk showed the weight loss drug Wegovy could reduce the risk of cardiovascular events by as much as 20 percent.
Wegovy was shown to slash the risk of cardiovascular events, such as heart attacks and strokes, by up to 20 percent in a clinical trial by Novo Nordisk, the pharmaceutical giant behind the so-called “miracle” weight loss drug.
The trial followed more than 17,600 obese or overweight adults aged 45 and older for up to five years as they were given weekly injections of Wegovy or a placebo. The results, shared by the company in a news release on Tuesday, have not yet been peer reviewed or published in a scientific journal. It comes amid a recent flurry of reporting on the drug’s
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