Anti-obesity medications are often used to help people who have tried and not been able to lose enough weight through exercise and dietary changes. Obesity is a widespread issue affecting over 40% ...

A controversial anti-obesity drug is set to become more widely available on the NHS. Orlistat, otherwise known as Xenical, has been prescribed free to some obese patients for the past two years.

Some anti-obesity medications, including GLP-1s, may prompt people to drink less alcohol ... It’s probably too soon to add ...

As anti-obesity medications gain popularity, a new concern has also gained traction among researchers: increased food waste. A self-administered online survey sponsored by Ohio State found that 25 ...

Progress in assessing cardiovascular risk and identifying early prevention opportunities, improvements in treating heart failure, new therapies for bleeding strokes, strategies for reducing the ...

The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Eli Lilly’s anti-obesity drug Zepbound as the first prescription medicine for obstructive sleep apnea, marking a major shift in the treatment ...

Two of the leading experts on anti-obesity drugs say the drugs are heralding a new era in medicine and could soon be used to treat a raft of other conditions. David Ricks, the chair and chief ...

The city claims that removing these drugs from its employee health plan will save money. In reality, it will have the opposite effect. The less we do to combat obesity, the more we have to spend ...

The Biden administration has unveiled a major proposal to expand Medicare and Medicaid coverage for anti-obesity drugs, reflecting a shift in the perception of obesity as a chronic disease rather ...

Irrespective of Kennedy’s disinformation campaigns and ignorant and irresponsible opinions, this new class of anti-obesity prescription medications has grown in popularity and acceptance ...