LOGAN - The popular weight loss drugs Ozempic, Rybelsus and Wegovy have their roots right here in Utah. The weight loss drugs ...

The toxic bite of a Gila monster can kill a human, but a specific ingredient in the cocktail of the lizard's venom is the reason we have glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy.

Lizard venom has played a crucial part in helping humans take a bite out of diabetes and obesity. The Gila monster is a large, magnificent and venomous desert-dwelling reptile found throughout the ...

A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet Gila monster in what would be a rare death by one of the desert lizards if the creature’s venom turns out to have been the cause. Christopher Ward ...

A Gila monster that bit its owner in Lakewood on Feb. 12, leading to the man's death, was returned to Colorado this week and sent to a lab in Greeley on Thursday for testing on the reptile's venom.

A Colorado man has died after being bitten by his pet monster lizard named Winston — as the victim’s girlfriend described finding the venomous desert reptile latched onto his hand. Christopher Ward, ...

DENVER — A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet. They're legal to own in most states, easily found through ...

LAKEWOOD, Colo. — The man who died over the weekend after being bitten by one of his pet Gila monsters had an immediate reaction after the lizard latched onto his hand, according to a report from ...

A Colorado man who died after getting bitten by a Gila monster was hardly alone in having the gnarly looking lizard for a pet. They’re legal to own in most states, easily found through breeders and at ...