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 ...

A public health expert explains how GLP-1 drugs have changed the way healthcare providers understand and treat obesity.

FILE - The injectable drug Ozempic is shown Saturday, July 1, 2023, in Houston. Even as millions of older adults clamor for drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy, monthly use of the medications known as ...

Even the air you breathe may influence how effective a drug may be for you. Jorg Greuel/Photodisc via Getty Images Your genes play a major role in determining your height, hair and eye color, and skin ...

Your environment affects how well your medications work -- identifying exactly how could make medicine better Even the air you breathe may influence how effective a drug may be for you. Your genes ...

How do Ozempic and drugs like it work? The drugs largely mimic the effect of a hormone that acts on many parts of the body. For instance, the hormone—known as GLP-1—triggers the pancreas to produce ...

Patients on semaglutide experience an average loss of 15% of their body weight, and newer medications are testing even better. This story has been updated to include a link to a related podcast from ...

Wegovy (semaglutide) is a prescription drug used for weight loss and to lower the risk of cardiovascular problems in some people. It’s also used to treat metabolic dysfunction-associated ...

Tuberculosis (TB) is the world's deadliest infectious disease—and one of the hardest to cure. Standard treatment requires a cocktail of multiple drugs over at least six months, and one in five ...

Dr. Jacob A. Sands shares how antibody-drug conjugates, such as Datroway, work to selectively target and destroy tumor cells among those with lung cancer. Antibody-drug conjugates like Datroway ...

Gary W. Miller receives funding from the National Institutes of Health, the Advanced Research Project Agency for Health, the Department of Defense, Cancer Research UK, and the European Commission. He ...