The increasing popularity of weight loss drugs like Wegovy®, Ozempic, Mounjaro and metformin may have you wondering how all these options stack up. Are there benefits to one over the other? How do ...

When it comes to weight loss, there are a number of tried and true lifestyle changes you can make to help you along the way. But sometimes, those extra pounds are as stubborn as a toddler who doesn’t ...

Both medications have similar side effects, such as stomach issues like diarrhea, nausea, and bloating. However, metformin’s side effects are usually milder and tend to improve over time. Ozempic, on ...

A major new clinical trial involving more than 1,600 people has found that a GLP-1 pill form of the drug orforglipron works ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 75-year-old woman who isn’t prediabetic or diabetic. My BMI is 31.2. My doctor has prescribed a trial of metformin for weight loss as an alternative to starting Ozempic or one ...

In youth newly diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, GLP-1–based therapies, including semaglutide and tirzepatide, achieved similar ...

A new oral GLP-1 medication can help adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes lose more weight and improve their blood sugar ...

Orforglipron is a small‑molecule, nonpeptide GLP‑1 receptor agonist taken once daily, and it skips some of the hassles that ...

Benefits of metformin outweigh risks among young people with overweight or obesity and treated with second-gen antipsychotics.

Over the 3 to 12 months following catheter ablation, patients who received metformin had greater freedom from recurrent ...

HealthDay News — The benefits of metformin outweigh the risks for young people with bipolar spectrum disorder who have overweight or obesity and are treated with second-generation antipsychotics, ...