Results from a landmark clinical trial this summer suggested, for the first time, that a medication given for weight loss alone could reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or heart-related death in people with cardiovascular disease, bolstering physicians excitement about an already-exploding class of new medicines
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The drug is prescribed under several brand names, including Wegovy, Ozempic, and Rybelsus
The Wegovy pill has been approved for long-term weight loss
Heavy weightlifting, especially exercises that involve a Valsalva maneuver (holding breath against a closed glottis), dramatically spikes intra-abdominal pressure