Millions of older Americans may have access for the first time to obesity drugs at a low price of $50 a month starting in ...

Common GLP-1s include semaglutides like Ozempic and Wegovy, and tirzepatides like Zepbound and Mounjaro. These drugs work by mimicking a natural hormone to regulate appetite, blood sugar, and feelings ...

U.S. overdose deaths fell 14% to approximately 70,000 in 2025, marking the third straight annual decline and the longest drop ...

New studies suggest weight-loss drugs could help improve two common health conditions, with researchers reporting fewer ...

New research published in JAMA Network Open suggests that there is a positive association between GLP-1 agonists—drugs commonly used to treat obesity and diabetes—and better outcomes among breast ...

A patient of mine, a veteran who had tried to quit smoking for over a decade, told me that after he started a GLP-1 drug for his diabetes, he lost interest in cigarettes. He didn’t use a patch. He ...

The framework would leverage existing safety data on approved drugs to provide new options to patients with unmet medical ...

Could you please explain the percentages that are given when a study indicates an increase for a particular risk? For example ...

Chemotherapy drugs can kill cancerous cells through several mechanisms. There are many types of chemotherapy drugs, including alkylating agents and antimetabolites. Chemotherapy drugs are unable to ...

Drugs can affect sex in many ways, by both increasing or decreasing libido and sexual response and making sex more or less intense. They can also increase sexual risk-taking and change the way the ...