GLP-1 usage is on the rise, and researchers are looking for other health benefits associated with the drug, including its effects on bladder health. But as GLP-1s rise in popularity, so do nicknames ...
Jess Loren remembers loving the taste of Cap'n Crunch cereal. Coca-Cola. Snickers bars. But now, instead of a sweetness, "they taste bland," she says. Flavors are noticeably muted since she started a ...
The world’s first GLP-1 weight loss treatment is being administered for pets on an experimental basis. The first cat was successfully dosed in the MEOW-1 study of OKV-119 – an investigational ...
GLP-1 weight loss drugs have taken the food industry by storm. The drugs, which reduce “food noise”, the desire to eat, and increase feelings of fullness, are seen by some as an existential risk to ...
Pfizer’s recent bidding war for an obesity biotech clearly hasn’t satiated the pharma’s appetite for new GLP-1 therapies—at least going by this morning’s $1.9 billion biobucks deal. The U.S. drugmaker ...
Previously hailed – or derided – as weight-loss aids for the rich and famous, drugs such as Mounjaro, Wegovy and Ozempic took on a far more expansive role in 2025. No longer just considered treatments ...
Despite previous excitement around a potential link between GLP-1 drugs and a reduced risk of cancer, new research suggests the popular medications “probably have little or no effect” on a person’s ...
(NEXSTAR) – The World Health Organization has issued new guidance on the use of popular GLP-1 drugs, like Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, and Zepbound, to treat the “major global health challenge” of ...
There’s trouble brewing beneath the GLP-1 buzz. As Americans embrace blockbuster weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy in record numbers, providers are warning of a troubling ripple effect: ...
The success and popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonists (RAs) for the treatment of patients with diabetes and obesity has led to intense interest in other potential effects of treatment, including ...