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Healthy Returns: Ozempic, Wegovy linked to rare cases of serious eye condition

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Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic drugs may cause serious eye condition that can lead to vision loss.

The European Medicines Agency's safety committee confirms the side effect.

It's the first time a regulator has confirmed this side effect following previous studies in diabetes patients.

The committee said patients should stop treatment with semaglutide products if they experience it.

Some of the major players in AI took the top five spots on this year 's Disruptor 50 list.

Anduril , an autonomous defense company, earned the first spot, followed by OpenAI , Databricks, Anthropic and Canva .

The five companies have a combined valuation of just under $500 billion .