Imagine if losing weight were as simple as swallowing a daily pill-no needles, no injections and no anxiety. If you're among ...

When it comes to weight loss, we’re all after a magic bullet, a simple, stress-free way of shedding the excess pounds. And so for millions around the world, the arrival of the so-called GLP-1 class of ...

They are the most talked-about pharmaceuticals of the last few years. GLP-1s are diabetes drugs that are exploding in popularity because of their weight loss properties. But how do GLP-1s actually ...

Dr. Jennah Siwak breaks down the factors she and her patients weigh when deciding if GLP-1 medications are the right fit. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) medications, which mimic a natural gut hormone ...

Obesity treatment is hurtling into a new era: once-a-week GLP-1 injections are edging toward the dramatic results of bariatric surgery, yet many of us remain tethered to the very habits that fuel ...

The discovery of GLP-1 and its role in regulating blood glucose was a major scientific breakthrough in diabetes research, yet turning this peptide hormone into an effective medication was no easy task ...

This week, the World Health Organization entered a new arena with its first global guideline on GLP-1 therapies for obesity ...

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GLP-1 drugs, which include Ozempic and Wegovy, have become one of the most closely watched experimental approaches for ...

Tantalizing results from small trials and anecdotes raised hopes that drugs like Ozempic could help. Despite setbacks, ...