Ozempic and other similar drugs must be injected. Messer describes the needle as “small, the size of two human hairs.” Oftentimes, her office will teach the patient how to inject it the first time, ...

To be a person in the year 2025 is to encounter, in one way or another, the marketing onslaught for compounded ...

Gill Riley, from Warrington, Cheshire, started using the weight-loss injections, which work by mimicking hormones that ...

BRINP2-related peptide, or BRP, is a naturally occurring molecule that can suppress appetite and promote weight loss in mice ...

China’s obesity crisis is a sizeable profit opportunity. More than half of Chinese adults are overweight or obese — a figure expected to hit two-thirds by 2030. That is nearly 900mn people, a market ...

Zepbound contains the same active ingredient, tirzepatide, as Mounjaro, which is also made by Lilly and is FDA-approved to treat Type 2 diabetes. Some doctors also prescribe Mounjaro "off-label" for ...

Why some health groups are banding together to push for a range of obesity-care options in workplace-sponsored insurance.

Injectable drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy may be new to most of the world, but the science behind them are familiar to those in the health field.

Novo Nordisk’s weight loss drug Wegovy is linked to an increased risk of hair loss, a study suggests. Meanwhile, Dexcom ...

Blockbuster GLP-1 medications are changing patient care, impacting surgery volumes and reshaping the financial landscape of the healthcare industry.

G LP-1 drugs containing semaglutide (the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy) have exploded in popularity for their ...

A gene linked to obesity in Labradors is the same one found in humans, scientists say. The discovery could help researchers ...