New estimates say that Medicare will spend tens of billions of dollars over nine years to cover weight-loss drugs.

One of the downsides of treatments such as Ozempic or Mounjaro is that even though patients wind up losing weight, they also tend to shed muscle mass. Losing too much muscle mass can be a health risk ...

Read which pharmaceutical companies are addressing the risk of muscle mass loss associated with popular weight loss drugs from Novo (NOVO) and Eli Lilly (LLY).

PBMs are putting weight loss drugs, including Wegovy and Zepbound, on their national formularies, but coverage by plans is ...

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

The FDA updated its database of drugs in shortage to remove tirzepatide, which had sat on that list – along with related ...

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

Senator Elizabeth Warren told the Federal Trade Commission that the acquisition of contract manufacturer Catalent could ...

Health-care costs are going up and and yet, workers may still not get the coverage they want — particularly when it comes to drugs like Ozempic.

Popular weight loss drugs are so pricey that many may shell out hundreds or even thousands of dollars on them. Some ...