Health Conditions A-Z Health & Wellness Nutrition Fitness Health News Ayurveda Videos Medicine A-Z Parenting Login to get the latest articles, videos, gallery, and a lot more or continue with Email Google Facebook To get Registered Signup now Credits: Instagram/Ro Tanya Dutt Updated Aug 23, 2025 | 08:41 AM IST Summary Serena Williams revealed she lost 31 pounds using GLP-1 weight-loss drugs over the course of one year, sparking conversations on celebrity wellness choices and the rising popularity of these treatments
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In this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study, 215 individuals with obesity underwent an initial 8-week very low-calorie diet (800 kcal/day), followed by 52 weeks of maintenance with 3.0 mg liraglutide, structured exercise, both combined, or placebo
Concrete examples of biased agonism that have clearly improved therapeutic outcomes include the development of -arrestinbiased angiotensin II receptor ligands (which showed reduced hypertension-related adverse effects in preclinical models) and carfentanil-class opioid analogs designed to preferentially engage G-protein over arrestin pathways, thereby reducing respiratory depression (Schmid et al., 2017)
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But certain medication errors tied to GLP-1s have exploded too, according to a KFF Health News review of Food and Drug Administration data, and physicians and telemedicine researchers worry that adverse experiences tied to telehealth companies are becoming more common
