A new study finds that three quarters of American adults and half of adolescents are too heavy. That's making more of us sick and creating enormous health care costs.

Several years ago, a little-known drug named Ozempic — previously used only to treat diabetes — emerged as a promising new ...

There’s no “perfect” or “better” body shape, experts agree — yet you still might find yourself wondering what your body shape ...

Comprehensive study exposes critical health risks of obesity, including diabetes, heart disease, and cancer, while offering ...

Weight-loss surgery can protect the liver health of patients with obesity and fatty liver disease, a new study reports. Patients had a 72% lower risk of developing serious complications of liver ...

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New research shows bariatric surgery's powerful impact on liver health, reducing fatty liver disease risk and improving ...

Indian biopharma company Biocon reported third-quarter revenue on Thursday that fell about 3% when compared with the year-earlier period, which included revenue from its domestic branded formulation ...

The FDA’s approval of Ozempic to battle chronic kidney disease “allows us to more broadly address conditions within cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which affects millions of ...

Novo Nordisk said on Thursday it has not yet posted details about a new trial of its experimental next-generation obesity drug CagriSema, which it announced it would start after late-stage trial data ...

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A new poll from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research looks at what U.S. adults think about weight-loss drugs like Ozempic or Wegovy. (AP Video: Laura Bargfeld) ...