Most people taking popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight have shed significant pounds. But obesity experts say that roughly 20% of patients — as many as 1 in 5 — may not see robust ...

West Virginia’s Public Employee Insurance Agency (PEIA) is in a bind.  Medical inflation continues to drive up health care costs and the PEIA finance board is looking for ways to save money while ...

Though some doctors have been trying to classify “obesity” as a “chronic illness,” being fat and being ill aren’t the same ...

A new rule the Biden administration has proposed that would let Americans with Medicare and Medicaid access Ozempic, Wegovy ...

When it comes to weight loss drugs, Ozempic has become a phenomenon. With nearly $14 billion in sales in 2023, it shows no ...

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration announced last Tuesday it’s reinterpreting federal law to allow Medicare and Medicaid patients access to anti-obesity medications to reduce their weight over the ...

After losing and regaining the same 20-plus pounds more times than she could count, Anita Blanchard concluded that diets ...

As the Biden administration is proposing drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy be covered by Medicare and Medicaid, the debate about ...

Since the start of 2020, Eli Lilly’s (NYSE: LLY) stock price chart has been straight up and to the right, up 505.84% and ...

Gastric balloons -; silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach -; can help people lose weight by making them feel too full to overeat.

Researchers have developed and are testing a small, implanted gastric balloon that people can inflate or deflate to feel full ...