Achieving and maintaining a healthy weight is beneficial for a number of reasons. A healthy weight lowers a person’s chance ...

GLP-1 agonists like Ozempic, Trulicity, Mounjaro, Victoza, Wegovy started as a way to treat diabetes but have since become popular for weight loss.

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As millions of Americans experience the benefits of weight loss through the use of GLP-1 medications, some orthopedic experts are still torn on the potential effects the medications will have for ...

Truveta’s groundbreaking study analyzing real-world use of GLP-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapies in adults with overweight or obesity has published in JAMA Network Open, offering critical ...

More than half of adults with overweight or obesity prescribed a GLP-1 discontinue their drug within 1 year, with discontinuation rates higher for those without type 2 diabetes, researchers reported ...

For people with diabetes, the use of GLP-1 RAs is associated with a reduced risk for certain disorders and conditions, including neurocognitive and cardiometabolic disorders, and with an increased ...

While Hannah hasn't found the drug to be useful for weight loss, six months on, she's more than willing to keep paying the ...

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Several years ago, a little-known drug named Ozempic — previously used only to treat diabetes — emerged as a promising new ...

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