This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the brand-name meds Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus — treats type 2 diabetes and obesity or ...

Millions of people are now using weight-loss drugs, but it seems there are side-effects that come with the slimmer waistlines ...

Use of the diabetes drug Ozempic for weight loss is rising. Understand the research, how it works, who should use it, and ...

Hospital trips tied to semaglutide—the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy—are rare, but can be serious, a new study found Compounded versions of semaglutide could explain some of these visits, ...

Ozempic, a semaglutide drug originally developed for type-2 diabetes, has been in the news as a fast-track weight-loss ...

MNT speaks with three obesity medicine experts to find out more about the FDA-aproved Wegovy pill and how it's different from ...

People who took semaglutide over a slower, more flexible schedule were significantly less likely to experience nausea and to discontinue use. Reading time 2 minutes Semaglutide’s ability to help ...

This article was reviewed by Lynn Marie Morski, MD, JD Key Takeaways: Peptides are compounds made of amino acids linked by ...

Does the new Wegovy pill work as well as Wegovy injections for weight loss? How else does it compare? Learn what the experts ...

Whether you’ve just started taking semaglutide for weight loss or are considering other GLP-1 medications, you likely have many questions. These include the optimal dose, when to slow down or increase ...

Simon Spichak finished his MSc at University College Cork, where he studied the interactions between the microbes in the gut and the brain. He became interested in science communication during his ...