He was 370 pounds at 13 years old. His doctor made the controversial decision to recommend a weight loss drug
Rasheeda Bush and her son, Brian Bush, have together lost over 200 pounds using diabetes and weight loss medications. Rasheeda credits these drugs with changing their lives but it hasn’t come without concerns.
Are Diabetes Drugs Really Safe (& Reliable) for Weight Loss?
There’s been lots of attention on type 2 diabetes drugs recently, especially since they might also be able to support weight loss. Whether you have type 2 diabetes or obesity, you may have heard about medications like Ozempic® that can help manage blood sugar levels and weight.
Weight-loss drugs replacing some surgeries, but doctors say they're 'not a miracle drug'
Researchers looked at the health records of 17 million Americans with obesity and determined that between 2022 and 2023, rates of bariatric surgeries dropped by 25%, while prescriptions for weight-loss drugs more than doubled.
Weight-loss drugs can help stroke survivors prevent recurrence
The weight-loss drug Ozempic can help reduce stroke patients' risk of a heart attack or death, a new study says.
Dr. Sanjay Gupta explains the side effects of weight loss medications
From constipation to muscle loss, the side effects of some weight loss and diabetes medications can be daunting to patients. CNN’s Dr. Sanjay Gupta looks at why these effects occur, and gives some tips on how to keep them in check.
New Data: Nearly 50% of Weight-Loss Drug Patients Saw Lower Consumption of This, Too
"For healthcare providers, these findings suggest that anti-obesity medications may offer dual benefits," one doctor reports of the research.
Do Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Affect Your Breast Health?
Medically reviewed by Danielle Weiss, MD After losing extra pounds on Ozempic (semaglutide), some are finding themselves dealing with an unexpected issue, what's become known as "Ozempic breasts." This possible side effect of glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) agonist medication users like Ozempic,
Dr. Sanjay Gupta: Blockbuster weight loss drugs are revealing what we still don’t understand about obesity
Over the past year, the question has been coming in from everywhere – from my patients and family members, from colleagues and passengers I chatted with on airplanes: Is Ozempic right for me? Or any of the blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drugs that recently caught the world’s attention?
Tori Spelling says she lost 40 pounds using a weight loss drug. Why she stopped taking it
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GLP-1 Drug Shortages: How Do They Affect Patients With Diabetes?
GLP-1 drug shortages, driven by cosmetic and weight loss purposes, result in access disparities among individuals with ...
New weight loss drug decreases appetite without nausea — and can even burn calories
Scientists from the University of Copenhagen say they have developed a drug that decreases appetite while increasing calorie ...
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New weight loss drug target burns energy and lowers appetite—without the nausea and vomiting
Scientists at the University of Copenhagen have discovered a new weight loss drug target that reduces appetite, increases ...
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Mom Overdosed on Weight Loss Drug She Got on Instagram, Recalls 'Throwing Up Blood': 'Thought I Was Going to Die'
Leigh-Anne Lagden, 26, opened up about being hospitalized after accidentally overdosing on knockoff weight loss injections ...
Telehealth firm Hims & Hers launches weight-loss drug shortage tracker
Hims & Hers Health on Wednesday launched a tracker for popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs that allows patients to share details about their challenges finding treatments such as Novo Nordisk's ...
Is Ozempic the modern wonder drug? All the conditions the weight loss jab can tackle — from addiction to Alzheimer’s
"I'm using [Ozempic] off-label for a whole host of conditions — and have been for years," Dr. Caroline Messer, an ...
RFK Jr. is not a fan of weight-loss drugs or vaccines. Stocks are tanking.
The stocks of companies that make or are developing the new class of weight-loss and diabetes-management drugs were sharply ...