Three scientists were recognized by the Lasker Awards for their work on the GLP-1 hormone. Others were honored for work to ...

With its line-up of sweet snacks, Hershey isn’t known as a purveyor of diet foods. However, the company’s newest products are ...

It’s a brain disease,” a prominent obesity doctor explained on a “60 Minutes” episode about the drugs. “Obesity is disease” ...

For patients on a 12-month plan, Hims offers a semaglutide injection for $199 a month. Ozempic and Wegovy carry high list prices of $935.77 and $1,349.02, respectively, for a month’s supply, according ...

Opens in a new tab or window Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro ... healthcare landscape in unexpected ways. One of the most ...

U.S. telehealth company Hims & Hers Health on Wednesday said it will sell compounded versions of Novo Nordisk's popular ...

Many people are doing an end-run around their doctor's office, reaching out to potentially unreliable sources that promise to ...

Americans are paying more than $900 a month for popular weight-loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, but drugmakers want to sell ...

U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders said on Tuesday he received confirmation from major generic pharmaceutical companies that they ...

At five feet, two inches tall, Julia O’Reilly was 190 pounds, prediabetic, and her blood pressure was elevated. Her only real ...

Injectable weight loss drugs are popular right now but can be hard to get because they are in short supply or too expensive without insurance. The ...

Evidence shows that blockbuster weight-loss medications can reduce obesity even in children aged 6–11, but their long-term ...