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Eli Lilly: Next-gen weight loss drug may be more effective than others

Eli Lilly says next-generation weight loss drug clears crucial obesity trial. “The highest dose of retatrutide helped patients lose 28.3% of their weight — or 70.3 pounds — on average over 80 weeks.”

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What happened Eli Lilly's weight loss drug retatrutide helped nearly half of participants in a phase 3 trial to lose more than 30% of their weight after two years.
The headline split One side frames it as "A Next-Generation Drug Causes Dramatic Weight Loss, Eli Lilly Says". The other frames it as "Eli Lilly says next-generation weight loss drug clears crucial obesity trial. “The".
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Left / center-leftA Next-Generation Drug Causes Dramatic Weight Loss, Eli Lilly Says

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CenterEli Lilly: Next-gen weight loss drug may be more effective than others

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Right / center-rightEli Lilly says next-generation weight loss drug clears crucial obesity trial. “The

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InstapunditOpinion · May 21, 7:51 PM

AND ANOTHER ONE: Eli Lilly says next-generation weight loss drug clears crucial obesity trial. “The

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Eli Lilly says next-generation weight loss drug clears crucial obesity trial. “The highest dose of retatrutide helped patients lose 28.3% of their weight — or 70.3 pounds — on average over...

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UPIWire story · May 21, 7:38 PM

Eli Lilly: Next-gen weight loss drug may be more effective than others

Eli Lilly's weight loss drug retatrutide helped nearly half of participants in a phase 3 trial to lose more than 30% of their weight after two years.

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TimeNews report · May 21, 4:34 PM

A Next-Generation Drug Causes Dramatic Weight Loss, Eli Lilly Says

Retatrutide, an experimental injectable drug, targets three hormones related to weight loss.

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STAT NewsNews report · May 21, 1:28 PM

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Eli Lilly reported that in a late-stage trial, its next-generation obesity drug led to weight loss approaching the effectiveness seen with bariatric surgery

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The New York TimesNews report · May 21, 10:45 AM

Experimental Drug Yields Dramatic Weight Loss

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People who got the injection, retatrutide, lost 28 percent of their body weight on average after 80 weeks, Eli Lilly said.

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