Changes to the structure of DNA within fat cells may be why it is often so hard to keep weight off after you have lost it ...

U.S. government health plans account for the lion's share of coverage for popular new weight-loss drugs, far beyond the ...

In the United Kingdom, the government is hoping weight loss drugs might improve public finances, eyeing their use to help ...

Fat tissue may commit weight to memory. For people living with obesity, losing weight can help reduce the risk of health problems such as type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease (SN: 2/29/24). But ...

Over the past year, the question has been coming in from everywhere – from my patients and family members, from colleagues ...

Biotech companies are racing to find Ozempic 2.0, hoping for a slice of a multi-billion-dollar industry. A few stand-out drugs are emerging.

Eli Lilly said on Wednesday its weight-loss drug helped nearly 99% of patients remain diabetes-free after three years of ...

Ese Milan was shocked when a doctor told her she weighed over 400 pounds at age 22. She started working out but chose surgery to really shed pounds.

Online weight loss prescriptions are easier to get than ever before, but you should ensure you’re getting appropriate care rather than just a prescription, says Holly Lofton, M.D., an obesity me ...

BHB-Phe, a newly discovered compound, reduces appetite and body weight by activating specific brain neurons. Researchers from ...

Even after drastic weight loss, the body’s fat cells carry the ‘memory’ of obesity, research 1 shows — a finding that helps ...

Artemis Bayandor was initially thrilled with the weight-loss success she had with blockbuster weight-loss jab Wegovy. The 41-year-old lost just over a stone (about 7kg) of her stubborn baby weight ...