As more continues to be understood about the health benefits associated with GLP-1 drugs, a growing body of science is aiming to answer whether the popular weight-loss medication can help with one of ...

New-generation GLP-1 drugs, such as retatrutide, are achieving higher rates of weight loss. How much weight is too much and ...

The high-profile semaglutide drugs Ozempic and Wegovy have changed how millions of adults manage type 2 diabetes and weight, respectively. Now many thousands of teenagers are being prescribed ...

Shortages and big price tags have driven patients to unconventional sources of GLP-1 drugs In late 2022, pharmacist Joseph Lambson got an unusual call from a poison control specialist. He said, “Hey ...

Several studies have served up tantalizing hints about the drugs’ potential cancer prevention benefits, but other results land all over the map.

With the ease of online publishing, the number of journals has exploded, and with them the number of papers. It has gotten ...

Tufts University scientists are aiming to revolutionize the future of weight loss drugs by engineering a new compound that targets four gut hormones instead of the usual one to three. These next-gen ...

In December 2017, the FDA approved a new injectable drug to treat type 2 diabetes called semaglutide, which you likely know by its brand name: Ozempic. A few years later, during the pandemic, Wegovy, ...

Developing high-quality, safe, and effective drugs is a complex process that requires varied scientific skills and stringent regulatory assessments. Drug development is a process that spans many years ...

PHILADELPHIA — When Justin Carlyle, 23, began experimenting with drugs a decade ago, he found himself part of a generation of young Americans caught in the devastating wave of harm caused by fentanyl ...