Experimental weight-loss drug eases painful knee osteoarthritis in two clinical trials

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For people with painful knee osteoarthritis (OA) who are overweight or have obesity, everyday activities such as walking, climbing stairs and standing up from a chair can be difficult. In two Northwestern University–led Phase III clinical trials involving more than 1,000 participants combined, those taking the highest dose of retatrutide, a new experimental weight-loss injectable drug, lost about…

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