Drugs used for weight loss like Wegovy and Zepbound could be covered by Medicare or Medicaid under a new proposal from the Biden administration.

North Carolina stopped covering weight loss drugs such as Ozempic for state employees without diabetes. But it extended ...

A new weight loss drug called MariTide caused 20 percent weight loss in a recent trial, even better than Wegovy or Ozempic.

This summary covers recent developments in the health sector, including studies on thyroid medications and asthma drugs, ...

Under Secretary for Health Dr. Shereef Elnahal said Monday the VA needs extra funding to cover the costs of drugs such as ...

The CMS estimated that coverage of the weight-loss drugs will cost the federal government about $25 billion for Medicare and ...

Millions of Americans would be eligible to have popular drugs used for weight loss like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare ...

It’s unclear what impact a change in presidential administration will have on the proposal to widen access for those with obesity.

Canada's health regulator has approved Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug Wegovy to reduce the risk of nonfatal heart attack or ...

Eli Lilly topped the list of the 20 biggest pharmas by market cap with a more than 39% improvement year-to-date in its share ...

A new experimental weight loss drug from Amgen — the first in a growing group of drugs aimed at once-a-month injections instead of once a week — helped patients lose up to 20% of their weight in one ...

There is some debate as to whether GLP-1 agonist drugs like Wegovy can lead to unhealthy muscle mass loss in addition to ...