GLP-1 drugs could reduce long-term sick leave: Study

(NewsNation) — Popular weight loss drugs could benefit the economy by reducing sick time, according to new research.

An economic study found that GLP-1 medications, which include Ozempic and Wegovy, resulted in employees taking 17 percent less long-term sick time.

“The reduction in long-term sickness leave is consistent with improvements in underlying cardiometabolic health,” according to the study.

The study, published by the National Bureau of Economic Research, defined “long-term” as absences of more than 30 days related to illness and used Danish data to examine the connection between the drugs and........

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