FDA approves anti-obesity medicine for teens
and last updated 2020-12-30 21:58:42-05
For the first time in 17 years, the FDA has approved an anti-obesity medicine for teens. As of now, one in five teens in the U.S. have the disease, and the pandemic is not helping. As the drug heads to the open market, researchers are working to get it to those who need it most.
âObesity is primarily a biologically driven disease,â said Dr. Aaron Kelly, co-chair of the
The center focuses on intervention and treatment. Kelly says, like diabetes or high blood pressure, it has to be treated and managed.