T he newest weight-loss drugs, Wegovy and Zepbound, are incredibly popular. But doctors are still learning about all of the ways they affect the body—both helpful and harmful—beyond reducing ...

These effects may somehow be linked to both the health benefits of physically losing weight, as well as other effects of GLP-1RAs in the body, such as reducing inflammation and influencing reward ...

To identify people with diabetes who used GLP-1RAs, the researchers extracted information on those with diabetes from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare databases. They found ...

Popular GLP-1 medications approved for weight loss, diabetes, and heart disease may have untapped potential to reduce the risks of substance abuse disorders, psychosis, infections, some kinds of ...

For Tuesday, July 15, WGN’s Dina Bair has the latest on new medical information, including: Other benefits of weight loss drugs GLP-1 agonists may boost brain power and precent deadly ...

These and some other drugs for weight loss have been pulled from the market. The story of GLP-1 drugs may have a different ending. And their potential benefits seem to go well beyond weight loss.

Who should take weight-loss drugs? Most adults who have obesity are good candidates for these medications, according to Dr. John Anderson, an internal medicine physician and diabetes specialist at ...