1 in 8 Americans have already tried Ozempic and similar weight loss medications

GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic have transformed weight loss in the U.S., with nearly 12% of Americans having tried them, according to a new RAND report. Usage is especially high among women aged 50 to 64, ... Read More

'Next Ozempic': A new weight loss drug is on its way, aims to deliver 30% weight loss with fewer side effects

Scientists at Tufts University are developing an experimental drug targeting four hormones—GLP-1, GIP, glucagon, and PYY—to achieve significant weight loss with fewer side effects than current GLP-1 ... Read More

Could GLP-1 weight-loss medications like Ozempic become the 'everything drug'?

Medical experts discuss whether GLP-1 medications, including Mounjaro and Zepbound, could become comprehensive treatments for multiple health conditions. Read More

The Heavy Cost of Using Weight-Loss Drugs to Get Skinny

GLP-1 medications have taken America by storm, moving beyond clinical tools and becoming status symbols. Once accessible to only the wealthy and well-connected, they are now prescribed in clinics ... Read More

Half-off Ozempic? US patients paying in cash can now buy the popular weight-loss drug for less

American diabetes patients will now be able to buy the wildly popular weight-loss drug Ozempic for half its usual price — as long as they pay out of pocket. Danish pharmaceutical company Novo Nordisk ... Read More

What is Ozempic vulva? What you need to know about the weight loss drug's latest side effect

Weight loss drugs such as GLP-1s like Ozempic have gained massive popularity worldwide. A recent study shows that over 4% of Americans took weight loss medication last year. But with the increasing ... Read More

Novo Nordisk to sell weight-loss drug for $499 to eligible customers

Novo Nordisk said on Monday it is offering its diabetes drug Ozempic for $499 per month to eligible cash-paying type 2 diabetes patients in the U.S. The company said in March that it was cutting the ... Read More

Ozempic teeth: Dentists warn of new GLP-1 side effect

Patients using Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs are reporting a complication not listed among the drug’s most common side effects. We’re not talking about “Ozempic babies,” but that’s also a thing. Read More

Ozempic Linked to Reduced Cancer Risk

People with obesity who take weight loss and diabetes drugs like Ozempic and Mounjaro could face a lower risk of cancer compared to those with obesity who do not. Looking at 14 cancers, of which 13 ... Read More