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More Medicare recipients are now eligible to get coverage for GLP-1 medications, like Ozempic, for weight loss under a new Bridge pilot program

After leading the Bears to the playoffs last season for the first time since 2020, Caleb Williams is expecting bigger things this year thanks in part to a change in his physique

HealthDay News — For individuals who maintain stable weight over 48 months, weight cycling, defined as repeated episodes of weight loss and regain, is associated with increased loss of thigh muscle volume, according to a study published online July 21 in Radiology

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 73-year-old female who has Type 1 diabetes that began as Type 2 diabetes more than 30 years ago. I have a very strong family history of coronary artery disease, and I personally have a cardiac stent. I use an insulin pump and have good control with carb counting. I struggle…

Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) brought in $19.8 billion in revenue in the first quarter of 2026, and most of it can be traced back to the medicines everyone has heard of by now: tirzepatide, sold as Mounjaro for type 2 diabetes and Zepbound for obesity. Its weight loss medicines, and the ones behind them in…

The sticker price of Wegovy can run north of $1,000 a month. Starting July 1, 2026, some Medicare beneficiaries can snag it for $50 a month. The catch is the qualifying list, which is narrower than the headlines suggest, and the exclusions that will surprise the people who assume they are first in line

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has responded to the continuing demand for GLP-1 weight loss medicines by issuing guidance on the various pitfalls that can potentially pose a risk to patients’ health

Dear Dr. Roach: I’m a 73-year-old female who has Type 1 diabetes that began as Type 2 diabetes more than 30 years ago. I have a very strong family history of coronary artery disease, and I personally have a cardiac stent. I use an insulin pump and have good control with carb counting. I struggle…

KENT COUNTY, Mich — A new weight loss drug could soon be joining the growing list of medications helping Americans get healthy — and a West Michigan doctor says it may be the most powerful one yet

Mich. (News 10) – GLP-1 weight loss drugs have grown sharply in popularity in recent years, but health experts are warning users about the challenges that can follow when patients stop taking them