Cost is a major obstacle for many. The drugs can be expensive without insurance, with out-of-pocket expenses reaching hundreds of dollars per prescription. The poll found that about half of Americans support Medicare and Medicaid covering weight-loss drugs for those with obesity, while around 20 percent oppose it and 25 percent are neutral.

Amy Schumer got brutally honest about the pros and cons she experienced while taking popular weight-loss drug Ozempic. On the Wednesday, January 29, installment of The Howard Stern Show, the actress revealed she took the medication "almost three years ago.

Amy Schumer’s experience on Ozempic was no laughing matter. The actress and comedian, 43, appeared on “The Howard Stern Show” on Wednesday and recalled how sick she got from taking the medication that makes you lose weight.

Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks associated with chronic kidney disease,

The Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of serious complications in people who have both Type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease.

(Reuters) -The U.S. FDA has approved Novo Nordisk's Ozempic for reducing the risk of kidney failure and disease progression, as well as death due to heart problems in diabetes patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), the Danish drugmaker said on Tuesday.