Weight loss drugs could help with asthma and COPD

Researchers find that people with chronic respiratory diseases on GLP-1 medications could have less attacks.

The Star MalaysiaDPA2026-09-24 12:00查看原文 ↗

Semaglutide could be tied to nearly 40% fewer asthma attacks, according to medical record studies. — dpa

Semaglutide-based drugs have quickly become established as treatments for obesity and diabetes, even as signs have emerged that their appetite-suppressing effect can sometimes lead to malnutrition, and even hair loss.

But in a potential welcome side effect, semaglutide – a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) – may also provide protection against asthma, according to Imperial College London (ICL) scientists who spoke at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress held on Sept 5-9 (2026) in Barcelona, Spain.

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