A review of the recent evidence suggests that GLP-1 drugs, such as semaglutide, could protect brain health and cognitive ...

A groundbreaking weight loss invention could soon make it possible to drop those extra pounds without a single change in your diet.

There’s a war brewing over blockbuster weight loss medications — and patients are now getting caught in the crossfire.

Shares of WeightWatchers parent company WW International ($WW) have rocketed 40% higher on news that the company plans to ...

Doctors are already using weight loss drugs to treat binge eating disorder. But some experts warn that it’s a Band-Aid, not a ...

Readers discuss an essay about whether it is a disease and how it should be diagnosed. Also: Fear in schools; natural ...

Researchers have unveiled a novel approach to tackle obesity by targeting fat absorption in the small intestine. The ...

The US regulator has said that compounders can continue to trade in tirzepatide products while it undertakes a review to ...

The head of a company that helps brokers and employers manage obesity risk warned recently against assuming that Wegovy, Zepbound and their competitors will win the weight-control war. "The main ...

John M. Burke, MD, examines how new obesity treatments, such as GLP-1 agonists, might influence future cancer rates.

After psychological side effects doomed the first generation of cannabinoid receptor 1–targeting drugs for weight loss, Novo ...

Sep. 12, 2024 — Researchers examined the impact of obesity in relation to treatment and mortality from data on over 500,000 lung cancer patients. This study suggests that immunotherapy may not ...