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.
What to know about the risks of using weight loss drugs unsupervised
The use of weight loss drugs without doctor's supervision is not advisable and can lead to serious side effects and complications.
Eli Lilly's weight-loss drug helps nearly 99% of patients remain diabetes-free
Eli Lilly said on Wednesday its weight-loss drug helped nearly 99% of patients remain diabetes-free after three years of weekly injections.
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.
How Often Do Doctors Use New Weight-Loss Drugs in Kids?
As optimism for GLP-1 receptor agonists for weight loss has grown, so too has their use in children. Currently, liraglutide and semaglutide are the only two GLP-1 drugs FDA-approved to treat obesity in kids ages 12 and up.
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,
Tori Spelling says she lost 40 pounds using a weight loss drug. Why she stopped taking it
Tori Spelling made headlines earlier this year when she revealed she used a pharmaceutical drug to lose the weight she’d ...
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 ...
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 ...
Amgen dismisses bone density concerns related to its weight-loss drug
Amgen said on Wednesday there was no link between its experimental weight-loss drug and changes in bone mineral density, a ...
Is AstraZeneca a Buy as It Eyes the Weight Loss Market?
The chart below compares the forward price to earnings (P/E) ratio of AstraZeneca to multiples in a peer set of leading ...
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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 ...
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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 ...