Delivery apps are allowing Chinese citizens to get their hands on the popular weight-loss and diabetes drugs at the touch of a button.

China’s obesity crisis is a sizeable profit opportunity. More than half of Chinese adults are overweight or obese — a figure expected to hit two-thirds by 2030. That is nearly 900mn people, a market ...

Stanford researchers have discovered BRP, a naturally occurring peptide that suppresses appetite and promotes weight loss, ...

The semaglutide shortage has officially ended in the US—which means the GLP-1 drug industry is about to undergo massive changes.

Semaglutide, the active ingredient in popular drugs Ozempic and Wegovy, may also help people wean themselves off cocaine. A new case paper this week details a man whose cravings for cocaine ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. Semaglutide — the active ingredient in the brand-name meds Ozempic, Wegovy, and Rybelsus — treats type 2 diabetes and obesity ...

Feb. 13, 2025 – For years, some people taking the drug semaglutide to treat diabetes or obesity have reported not only eating less, but drinking less alcohol. The reports have prompted many to ...

The drug company DK:NOVO.B NVO UK:0TDD also sells a semaglutide drug under the name Wegovy for weight loss. Back To Top ...