Laura Davisson is an obesity medicine doctor and professor at West Virginia University, but a growing part of her job is not something she trained for in medical school: looking for the best deal she ...

Last week, Tara Eacobacci had an appointment with her doctor that was devoted exclusively to the topic of health insurance. A major change to her prescription benefits meant the medication she was ...

This Nature Outlook is editorially independent, produced with financial support from Avadel. A healthy diet and regular exercise have long been staples of weight management. But research shows that ...

DOYLESTOWN, Pa.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Metabolics Pharma (“Metabolics”), a privately held, Doylestown-based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering novel treatments for metabolic diseases, ...

Pfizer PFE0.73%increase; green up pointing triangle has agreed to pay up to $7.3 billion for weight-loss drug developer Metsera MTSR-0.08%decrease; red down pointing triangle in a deal that gets the ...

The positive effects of GLP-1 medications extend beyond just diabetes control and weight loss. GLP-1s, also known as GLP-1 agonists, are a type of drug that mimics a natural hormone called ...