Dr. Corey L. Hartman tells ESSENCE how this prescription can have long-term effects not just the body—but also on our skin.

Then, the Ozempic boom happened. Celebrities like Khloé Kardashian and Oprah Winfrey were sharing their experience with ...

An abrupt aversion to sex is a common, albeit lesser-known, complication of taking GLP-1 medications, such as Mounjaro, ...

Some workers are willing to trade vacation days or go back to the office in exchange for weight-loss drug coverage by their ...

Ozempic is a once-weekly injection used to improve blood sugar levels in patients with Type 2 diabetes. It comes in doses of 0.25, 0.5, 1 and 2 milligrams (mg). The active ingredient, semaglutide ...

In 2022, when the surge in popularity of the GLP-1 class of weight loss and diabetes drugs really began, stories of surprise ...

The drug semaglutide has been linked to a lower risk of alcoholism before, but now we have strong evidence that it really ...

Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the brand-name meds Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus — treats type 2 diabetes and obesity ...

The case for GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic possibly causing blindness is building. A new paper out this week describes several people who developed eye conditions soon after they began taking semaglutide ...

Ozempic has been approved to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease and cardiovascular death in adults with Type 2 ...

A groundbreaking clinical trial has revealed that weight-loss injections marketed as Ozempic and Wegovy may significantly ...

Nephrologists jumped on the GLP-1 bandwagon well before Novo Nordisk won FDA approval for Ozempic in chronic kidney disease ...