Drugs known as GLP-1 receptor agonists were initially developed to treat Type 2 diabetes but have become a cultural phenomenon.

The White House budget office recently reversed a decision to freeze about $15 billion in research funding for the NIH.

Childhood vaccination rates for the 2024-25 school year fell for the fifth year in a row, according to data from the Centers ...

Justin Timberlake revealed he was diagnosed with Lyme disease earlier in the year after facing criticism over several ...

State Medicaid programs already are allowed to offer GLP-1 drugs for weight loss, but only 13 state programs currently do so. Meanwhile, Medicare currently covers GLP-1 drugs for people with a ...

U.S. health officials have told more than a half-dozen of the nation's top medical organizations that they will no longer ...

More than half of American adults — 59 percent — say they do not expect to get the COVID-19 booster shot this autumn, according to new poll findings from healthcare policy group KFF.   Poll ...

Health officials are sending a warning to residents in Gulf Coast states after eight people are dead from the flesh-eating ...

Justin Timberlake shares his recent diagnosis and battle with Lyme disease. Experts share how this bacterial disease can have ...

An advocacy group is suing the Trump administration for failing to disclose details of a settlement with Gilead over patent ...

Recently removed members of a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) vaccine advisory panel warn that Health and ...