This article was reviewed by Darragh O’Carroll, MD. Long-Term Side Effects of Wegovy® Key takeaways: The long-term side ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the brand-name meds Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus — treats type 2 diabetes and obesity or ...

To break it down, while hair loss itself is not directly a side effect of the drug, losing weight rapidly, can cause telogen ...

Side effects: Like semaglutide, tirzepatide’s most common side effects are nausea, diarrhea, vomiting, stomach pain, and ...

Rybelsus is now FDA-approved for managing cardiovascular health. Doctors say oral GLP-1s may reduce heart attack and stroke ...

Hospital trips tied to semaglutide—the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy—are rare, but can be serious, a new study found Compounded versions of semaglutide could explain some of these visits, ...

Ozempic may be used off-label for weight loss. However, some people may experience weight gain while using Ozempic or after ...

Three new Cochrane reviews find evidence that GLP-1 drugs result in clinically meaningful weight loss, but industry-funded ...

Behind the glossy marketing and pharmaceutical assurances of GLP-1 medications lurks an underrecognized and potentially ...

Whether you’ve just started taking semaglutide for weight loss or are considering other GLP-1 medications, you likely have many questions. These include the optimal dose, when to slow down or increase ...

A drug most often prescribed for diabetes and obesity might soon be prescribed to curb one of the world’s hardest to quit ...

Simon Spichak finished his MSc at University College Cork, where he studied the interactions between the microbes in the gut and the brain. He became interested in science communication during his ...