For significant weight loss, Zepbound may be the better option. If you have Type 2 diabetes and are looking for a dual approach to managing weight and the disease, Ozempic would likely be more suitable. Ultimately, talk to your doctor about health needs, financial situation and personal weight loss goals.

Novo Nordisk's weight loss drug, Saxenda, helped children ages six to 11 reduce their body mass index in a recent trial.

Pharmacist Mark Mikhael has lost 50 pounds over the past 12 months. He no longer has diabetes and finds himself “at my ideal body weight,” with his cholesterol below 200 for the first time in 20 years.

"Weight loss medications are not one size fits all and patients should always discuss options with a trusted medical professional," one expert told Newsweek.

Epitomee Medical (TASE: EPIT), chaired by serial biomed entrepreneur Shimon Eckhouse, has announced the receipt of US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) approval for the sale of its weight management pill in the US. The pill expands in the stomach, giving a sense of satiety.

More Tennessee companies are covering weight-loss injections in health care benefit plans. This could impact the state's high 37% obesity rate.

Many people are doing an end-run around their doctor's office, reaching out to potentially unreliable sources that promise to set them up with Wegovy, Zepbound and other weight-loss drugs.

In July, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration warned that people are overdosing on compounded semaglutide injectable products.

Daily” pill is the latest product to capitalize on the weight loss drug craze. By Dani Blum There’s a long list of products that companies and influencers claim can deliver quick and dramatic weight loss,

However, the research found that exercising helped preserve bone loss. Experts said that the findings may apply to other GLP-1s, such as semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic. A rapid drop in weight can result in a loss of bone density,