More than 100,000 people in this country die every year from opioid overdoses — and some believe the new class of drugs could help save those lives.

The effort is obvious. You can see the work. The other loses weight more quietly. They still make changes, but the process looks smoother, less dramatic. There is less visible struggle. Most people ...

About 10 weeks after it was approved, the Wegovy pill is now estimated to be part of the daily regimen of about 400,000 ...

Researchers map the peptide behind semaglutide across 25 brain regions in each sex, finding striking differences in appetite and reward circuits. GLP-1 analogs, used to treat obesity, are among the ...

Dushay is an assistant professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and an attending endocrinologist at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. It makes my head spin to think about how much GLP-1s ...

A long-term study found that while a ketogenic diet prevented weight gain, it also triggered major metabolic problems. Mice developed fatty liver disease, abnormal blood fats, and an impaired ability ...

The pharmaceutical giant Novo Nordisk has claimed that its new weight loss pill will do amazing things for the 100 million Americans living with obesity. However, a study published in January throws ...