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Pharma Giants Spar Over Weight-Loss Drugs at Diabetes Conference
How 1 Israeli newsrooms (in English, Hebrew) covered this story — translated into English and compared side by side.
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By Oren Rice
What happened
Pharmaceutical giants Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly presented competing studies at a diabetes conference, each claiming their weight-loss drugs were superior in efficacy and safety. While Eli Lilly's Mounjaro showed greater weight loss in direct trials, Novo Nordisk highlighted Ozempic's potential cardiovascular benefits, though definitive comparisons remain pending.
- 01Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly presented conflicting data on weight-loss drugs at a diabetes conference.
- 02Eli Lilly's Mounjaro showed greater weight loss than Novo Nordisk's Wegovy in direct trials.
- 03Novo Nordisk claimed Ozempic offered better heart protection for diabetic patients.
- 04Direct comparative trials for cardiovascular protection between the leading drugs are still lacking.
- 05Weight-loss injections are not state-funded for adults in Israel and pills are often unaffordable.
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