The increasing popularity of weight loss drugs like Wegovy, Ozempic, Mounjaro and metformin may have you wondering how all ...

The common diabetes drug metformin works partly by excreting sugar from the bloodstream into the intestines, where gut ...

A 2020 meta-analysis of 21 metformin trials found the drug had a clinically significant impact on lowering BMI — particularly in folks considered to have obesity. A smaller study on metformin also ...

Experts stress that obesity is a disease, not a lifestyle choice, and call for better access to pharmacological and surgical ...

A Columbia University dermatologist argues that physicians in her specialty should be on the lookout for metabolic syndrome ...

Larger, long-term studies across different populations are needed to establish the role of metformin as therapy for obesity and cardiometabolic risk in young people. M.H.P. is funded by a ...

Zepbound contains the same active ingredient, tirzepatide, as Mounjaro, which is also made by Lilly and is FDA-approved to treat Type 2 diabetes. Some doctors also prescribe Mounjaro "off-label" for ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists appear to reduce the risk of age-related macular degeneration and primary open-angle glaucoma.

—Metformin cuts risk of long COVID by 40% in patients with obesity, trial suggests — Sugar-loving fruit bats' genes could point to new diabetes treatments, scientists say ...