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Ozempic's Key Molecule To Go Off-Patent: What Changes Now?
- Thursday March 19, 2026
- Health | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Patent protections on semaglutide, developed by Novo Nordisk, will lapse on March 20, opening the door for domestic pharmaceutical companies to manufacture and sell their own versions of the drug.
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Cheap Generic Ozempic To Hit India: Patent Exit Sparks Weight-Loss Drug Boom
- Wednesday March 18, 2026
- Health | Satviki Sanjay, Bloomberg
Swati Pradhan sees about 12 obesity patients a day at her clinic in southern Mumbai. She expects this number to at least double from this month as Indian drug makers prepare to launch off-patent versions of Novo Nordisk A/S's blockbuster weight.
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Chinese Man Dies After Weight-Loss Surgery To Impress Girlfriend's Parents
- Thursday November 13, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Chinese man who weighed more than 130kg and was eager to make a good impression on his girlfriend's parents has died after undergoing gastric bypass surgery.
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World Obesity Day 2018: WHO's Guidelines For Better Management Of Obesity In Kids
- Wednesday October 10, 2018
- Agence France-Presse
Give the scenario, this World Obesity Day, the World Health Organization has released a new set of guidelines where trained professionals can help youngster in a better way. After China, India ranks second in highest number of obese children in the world.
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India Has Second Highest Number Of Obese Children In The World: Study
- Tuesday June 13, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
India has the second highest number of obese children in the world after China, according to an alarming study which found that 14.4 million kids in the country have excess weight.
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www.ndtv.com
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More Than 10% of the World's Population is Either Obese or Overweight: Study
- Tuesday June 13, 2017
- NDTV Food Desk
According to a new International study, published in the journal New England Journal of Medicine, more than 10 percent of the world's population is now obese.
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food.ndtv.com
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Pesticide Use Can Cause Diabetes: Scientists Sound Warning
- Tuesday January 24, 2017
- Health | Written by Pallava Bagla
A team of scientists have found links between use of pesticides and the high prevalence of diabetes in India. They have suggested that view of the high occurrence of diabetes in India, the use of OP (organophosphate) pesticides should be reconsidered.
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www.ndtv.com
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High Blood Pressure, Obesity Causing Epidemic Of Heart Diseases In China: Study
- Tuesday August 16, 2016
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
Increase in cases of high blood pressure and obesity in China has contributed to a rising epidemic of heart diseases which has turned out to be the leading cause of death in the country, particularly among the youth and rural residents, finds a study.
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www.ndtv.com
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Ozempic's Key Molecule To Go Off-Patent: What Changes Now?
- Thursday March 19, 2026
- Health | Reported by Tanushka Dutta
Patent protections on semaglutide, developed by Novo Nordisk, will lapse on March 20, opening the door for domestic pharmaceutical companies to manufacture and sell their own versions of the drug.
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www.ndtv.com
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Cheap Generic Ozempic To Hit India: Patent Exit Sparks Weight-Loss Drug Boom
- Wednesday March 18, 2026
- Health | Satviki Sanjay, Bloomberg
Swati Pradhan sees about 12 obesity patients a day at her clinic in southern Mumbai. She expects this number to at least double from this month as Indian drug makers prepare to launch off-patent versions of Novo Nordisk A/S's blockbuster weight.
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www.ndtv.com
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Chinese Man Dies After Weight-Loss Surgery To Impress Girlfriend's Parents
- Thursday November 13, 2025
- Offbeat | Edited by Nikhil Pandey
A Chinese man who weighed more than 130kg and was eager to make a good impression on his girlfriend's parents has died after undergoing gastric bypass surgery.
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www.ndtv.com
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World Obesity Day 2018: WHO's Guidelines For Better Management Of Obesity In Kids
- Wednesday October 10, 2018
- Agence France-Presse
Give the scenario, this World Obesity Day, the World Health Organization has released a new set of guidelines where trained professionals can help youngster in a better way. After China, India ranks second in highest number of obese children in the world.
-
doctor.ndtv.com
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India Has Second Highest Number Of Obese Children In The World: Study
- Tuesday June 13, 2017
- India News | Press Trust of India
India has the second highest number of obese children in the world after China, according to an alarming study which found that 14.4 million kids in the country have excess weight.
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www.ndtv.com
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More Than 10% of the World's Population is Either Obese or Overweight: Study
- Tuesday June 13, 2017
- NDTV Food Desk
According to a new International study, published in the journal New England Journal of Medicine, more than 10 percent of the world's population is now obese.
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food.ndtv.com
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Pesticide Use Can Cause Diabetes: Scientists Sound Warning
- Tuesday January 24, 2017
- Health | Written by Pallava Bagla
A team of scientists have found links between use of pesticides and the high prevalence of diabetes in India. They have suggested that view of the high occurrence of diabetes in India, the use of OP (organophosphate) pesticides should be reconsidered.
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www.ndtv.com
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High Blood Pressure, Obesity Causing Epidemic Of Heart Diseases In China: Study
- Tuesday August 16, 2016
- Health | Indo-Asian News Service
Increase in cases of high blood pressure and obesity in China has contributed to a rising epidemic of heart diseases which has turned out to be the leading cause of death in the country, particularly among the youth and rural residents, finds a study.
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www.ndtv.com