The weight-loss drug Wegovy slashes the risk of heart disease even before people shed many pounds, data suggests.The drug, which contains the active ingredient semaglutide, works by reducing food ...

A recent study presented at the European Congress on Obesity reveals that individuals using weight loss drugs, including ...

California is not required by federal law to cover the cost of the weight loss drugs in its Medi-Cal program. Instead, the state opted to include them. Under Newsom’s proposed cuts, when Ozempic is ...

In a 72-week trial, people taking Zepbound lost 50 pounds on average, compared with about 33 pounds for people taking Wegovy.

While M&A activity slowed in the first quarter of 2025, including in life sciences, there have been plenty of noteworthy developments in the ...

The analysis of 11 weight-loss drug studies by the University of Oxford found that patients typically lost 8kg (18lb) after ...

Shares of Septerna Inc. were soaring in Wednesday trading after the biotech clinched a partnership with Wegovy and Ozempic parent Novo Nordisk to collaborate on oral obesity and Type 2 diabetes ...

Novo Nordisk is doubling down on its oral drug strategy for obesity with a new partnership worth up to $2.2bn with Septerna.

Indianapolis-based Eli Lilly & Co. announced promising results from a large study of its own tablet in diabetes patients last ...

Weight loss drugs have been pitted against each other in a first of its kind head-to-head trial. Mounjaro and Wegovy were put ...

Novo Nordisk (NVO) announced a new $2.2 billion deal with San Francisco-based biotech Sapterna (SEPN) for obesity pills.