Weight Management

As a once-daily oral treatment, orforglipron could help address barriers to injectable medications, such as semaglutide and liraglutide.

In this episode, we spoke with an expert about the potential impacts of new guidelines on adolescents, as well as the risks associated with new anti-obesity drugs.

Although GLP-1 receptor agonists have shown promise in promoting weight loss, they are prescription medications and should be used under the guidance of health care professionals.

Beyond its primary role in diabetes treatment, SGLT-2 inhibitors have demonstrated versatility in various health aspects, offering benefits beyond glucose reduction.

After 1 year of treatment, semaglutide significantly improved physical function, which can improve quality of life outcomes and risk of death.

In this limited series, we speak with experts to understand the new frontier of anti-obesity drugs, as well as concerns and questions that still remain.

The phase 3 study will advance the safety findings of survodutide reported in the phase 2 study to aid overweight and obesity.

Consumerization of health care solutions is connected to a growing desire of patients to have accessible health care/health data and an individualized care experience.

Investigators aimed to determine whether liraglutide, an anti-obesity medication, could impact the learning process for individuals who had reduced insulin sensitivity due to obesity.

Most participants who received retatrutide lost a considerable amount of body weight; however, individual results varied given the diversity of obesity.

Guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics recommend treating obesity as a chronic illness.

The launch of adalimumab biosimilars are expected to affect spending in the immunology space.

Session at NACDS Total Store Expo discusses how pharmacies can leverage their accessibility to decrease diet-related diseases through health and wellness.

Expert weighs in on the growth of specialty drug spending, particularly with drugs in immunology, neurology, and weight loss.

Despite the low uptake of healthy lifestyle behaviors to achieve 5% weight loss or greater, the probability of weight loss increased among individuals with higher initial BMI.

Individuals who restrict their eating to between 12 pm and 8 pm daily lost more weight than those who reduced overall calorie intake for type 2 diabetes.

A new study indicates that adults with obesity or who are overweight with weight-related comorbidities can help manage their weight with lifestyle changes in conjunction with specified treatment.

Consuming a vegetarian diet lowered LDL-C, HbA1C, and body weight when compared to a usual diet, but did not significantly affect systolic blood pressure levels.

Researchers recommend reducing soft drink consumption and increasing physical activity to begin minimizing this widespread issue.

Phenotype-based interventions are individualized treatment plans that consider genetic and phenotypic characteristics instead of general restricted eating or exercise management.

Patients with type 2 diabetes receiving once-weekly insulin icodec were more likely to reach a hemoglobin A1C level below 7% compared to those who received once-daily insulin analogues.

Despite the surge in new diabetes cases, the treatment options in in children remain limited.

Chemotherapy may increase inflammatory biomarkers that can impact the diversity of the gut microbiome, leading to serious anthropomorphic changes among women treated for early-stage breast cancer.

Study shows equivalent overall survival among younger adults with acute lymphoblastic leukemia aged 15 to 29 and older adults aged 30 to 50 with normal BMI.

Pharmaceuticals are a critical and often lifesaving tool for managing disease, but we will never solve our chronic disease crisis through a mindset of mere management.