The ever-rising popularity of GLP-1 medications is reshaping the landscape of bariatric surgeries — but experts say patients could be overlooking key factors when choosing between the two weight ...

On November 5, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) updated the labels for all glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) with a warning about pulmonary aspiration during general ...

The telehealth GLP-1 boom wouldn’t be possible without clinicians willing to write prescriptions for those hundreds of thousands of patients. Companies are rarely transparent — with patients ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) drugs can help you lose weight and manage type 2 diabetes. Whether you buy these medications online or in person, it is important to get a prescription from ...

An almond-shaped structure deep in the brain controls ... including glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1), which Ozempic messes with, and ghrelin, which helps regulate hunger. These chemicals reach ...

If employees are asking about GLP-1 coverage — in pursuit of general weight loss, not just to treat diabetes — HR may need a plan. At a recent Digital Health New York session titled “The ...

The new menu includes five smoothies “created to assist the millions of Americans currently taking prescription GLP-1 medications" Sabrina Weiss is the Editorial Assistant of PEOPLE's food ...

Between 2022 and 2023, prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs soared 132.6% while bariatric surgery rates fell 25.6%, according to a new study from researchers at Boston-based Harvard Medical School and ...

Among the findings, the report published Monday highlights the impact of Ozempic, other GLP-1 drugs and hormones used in gender-affirming care and lays out sex- and gender-specific risks of stroke.

Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover treatment of obesity using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist (GLP-1) medications ... treating anorexia The active chemical in "magic mushrooms ...

It found that over 12 months, 1.4% of adolescents on GLP-1 drugs had a suicide attempt or ideation, compared with 2.3% who weren’t on the medicines. There was no sign of an increase associated ...