GLP-1 medications, like Ozempic and Wegovy, mimic natural hormones in the body that regulate blood sugar and insulin levels. They’re used to treat type 2 diabetes and obesity. These drugs curb the ...

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In fact, more and more teens that meet certain weight and health criteria are going on GLP-1s after the FDA’s approval of ...

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The detailed results were published in The New England Journal of Medicine and were presented at ObesityWeek 2024.

About 1 in 8 U.S. adults have taken Ozempic or similar medications used to treat Type 2 diabetes and obesity. While these ...

Fourteen percent of the world's people -- more than 800 million -- now have diabetes, a doubling of the global rate for the ...