New recommendations on how to define obesity would reduce the emphasis on body mass index and take into account health problems from extra weight and other measurements.

People who stayed on a 7.2 milligram weekly dose of semaglutide lost around 20% of their body weight over 72 weeks.

Novo sells semaglutide as Ozempic and Rybelsus for diabetes and as Wegovy for obesity. In price talks, CMS will treat the different forms as a single product.

The phase 3 STEP UP trial enrolled 1407 adults aged 18 years and older with a body mass index of at least 30kg/m2 and without diabetes.

Novo Nordisk A/S’s blockbuster drug Wegovy was targeted for price cuts by the US government and suffered a setback in a new ...

The Biden administration released another list of prescriptions drugs that would be subject to price controls. The price controls for the selected drugs will become effective in 2027.

The Biden administration says popular weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy have been added to Medicare’s list of ...

Novo Nordisk's blockbuster diabetes drug Ozempic and weight-loss treatment Wegovy are among the 15 drugs targeted for ...

The Biden administration announced Friday that Ozempic, Wegovy and 13 additional drugs will now be covered under Medicare ...

Unless you have no TV or Internet, you’ve likely heard of the GLP-1 craze – glossy commercials and ads featuring people ...

Are you an Ozempic user, or considering starting on the drug? You may want to read this. Recent research is cause for concern ...

Anesthesiologist Joshua Hackett grew up in Chico, attended Chico State, and now practices in Humboldt County. He has a ...