Approximately 15.5 million Americans have been or currently are on injectable diabetes or weight-loss medications known as ...

New poll shows about half of U.S. adults believe it is a good thing for adults to use weight-loss drugs if they are ...

Healthcare costs in the U.S. continue to rise, making it difficult for millions of people to afford essential medical ...

The prescription pills, sold under the brand name Journavx and made by Vertex Pharmaceuticals, are taken twice a day and ...

The US Food and Drug Administration signed off Thursday on the first new type of pain reliever to be approved in more than ...

Stefan Kertesz, a physician and addiction expert, says overaggressive cutbacks can harm some chronic pain patients.

Wegovy is a GLP-1 agonist containing semaglutide, the same active ingredient as Ozempic. While both medications share this ...

The FDA has approved popular antiobesity drug Ozempic to help protect patients with type 2 diabetes from kidney disease.

In most cases, your doctor will start by prescribing oral medication. Metformin is the first-line treatment for the majority of people with type 2 diabetes. Over time, you might need to add other ...

A thorough examination of modern drugs that target particular receptors and metabolic pathways for glucose and fat metabolism is presented. Recent research has revealed innovative targets and ...

Your doctor will help you make a diabetes treatment plan that is right for you. Toujeo is an injectable insulin medication for the treatment of diabetes (type 1 or type 2) in people who are 6 ...