Healthy Returns: Weight loss, diabetes drug ad spending tops $1 billion

Boxes of Wegovy made by Novo Nordisk are seen at a pharmacy in London, Britain March 8, 2024.Think a friend or colleague should be getting this newsletter? Share this link with them to sign up.Good afternoon! Drugmakers spent big on advertisements for weight loss and diabetes treatments last year as they wrestled for dominance in the booming market for those drugs. Companies spent more than $1 billion on ads for weight loss and diabetes medicines in 2023, up 51% from the prior year, according to new data fr ...