An economic study published this month found that GLP-1 medications, which include Ozempic and Wegovy, resulted in employees taking 17 percent less long-term sick leave.

A lab study reports that certain commercially used sweeteners can slow or halt the growth of beneficial gut bacteria, either on their own or when combined with certain drugs like antidepressants.

Hansen emphasized that most of the rise in overdose deaths in both states came from the spread of fentanyl. The paper aims to estimate the extent to which decriminalization made the fentanyl crisis ...

GLP-1 medicines can be helpful tools for the treatment of obesity and for other important health goals, but they’re not for ...

Stanford Medicine researchers have discovered a naturally occurring molecule that may suppress appetite and reduce body weight much like Ozempic, but without several of its common side effects. The ...

The agency is considering whether compounding pharmacies should be allowed to produce BPC-157, TB-500 and other previously ...

Recently FDA-approved treatments work to clear clumps of the protein amyloid beta in the brain. A drug that instead goes after tangles of the protein tau can yield similar cognitive outcomes, a new st ...

Patients can consume too little protein, leading to a loss of lean muscle mass during weight loss, Stanford said. They can ...

Research suggests cannabis suppresses REM sleep, raising questions about memory, emotion and the purpose of dreams.

In Homer’s epic, Odysseus’s men eat something so powerful that they forget about home. Which plants could have produced such ...

Due to the risk of muscle mass loss, GLP-1 users are encouraged to exercise and strength train. They’re also spending more on ...

GoodRx reports that GLP-1 medications can cause side effects like nausea and upset stomach, but high-fiber cereals and lean ...