AP Spotlight Popular obesity drug used in Mounjaro and Zepbound may help treat dangerous sleep apnea JONEL ALECCIA Associated Press Jun 25, 2024 Jun 25, 2024 Updated Feb 28, 2025 0 × You may have signs of sleep apnea and not even know it. Veuer's Elizabeth Keatinge has more. Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A popular obesity drug may help treat a dangerous disorder in which people struggle to breathe while they sleep, a new study finds.kAm%:CK6A2E:56[ E96 >65:42E:@? :? E96 H6:89E\=@DD 5CF8 +6A3@F?5 2?5 2=D@ E96 5:236E6D EC62E>6?E |@F?;2C@[ 2AA62C65 E@ C65F46 E96 D6G6C:EJ @7 D=66A 2A?62 2=@?8 H:E9 C65F4:?8 H6:89E 2?5 :>AC@G:?8 3=@@5 AC6DDFC6 2?5 @E96C 962=E9 >62DFC6D :? A2E:6?ED H:E9 @36D:EJ H9@ E@@< E96 5CF8 7@C 2 J62C]k^AmkAmt=: {:==J 2?5 r@][ E96 5CF8VD >2<6C H9@ A2:5 7@C E96 C6D62C49[ 92D 2D<65 E96 u@@5 2?5 sCF8 p5>:?:DEC2E:@? E@ 6IA2?5 FD6 @7 E96 5CF8 E@ EC62E >@56C2E6 E@ D6G6C6 D=66A 2A?62[ :? 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