Obesity weight loss pills could be covered by Louisiana Medicaid as a bill makes its way through the state legislature.

Oral GLP-1 drugs have been around for a few years, but formulations specifically for weight loss are new, and a new pill is ...

Landmark study presented at European Congress on Obesity showed daily pill made by drugmakers behind Mounjaro helped users ...

The weight loss pill had a strong U.S. launch this year, and Novo believes that will be replicated in other markets around ...

Medicare, long banned from covering weight loss treatments, will now allow beneficiaries to get a GLP-1 prescription for $50 ...

At the heart of the request is whether taking Foundayo - made with a new active ingredient called orforglipron - could be linked to liver, heart and gastrointestinal problems ...

Maggie Linton has never been fond of injections, so when she heard that Eli Lilly was working on a GLP-1 pill, she was eager to sign up for a clinical trial and put the new medication to the test.

Weight loss pills have been around for decades, but many were deemed unsafe by the FDA. Learn more about today’s ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Joshua Cohen is a Boston-based writer who covers health policy. The launch this week of an oral pill version of Wegovy ...

Americans starting weight-loss medicines for the first time want lower cost and greater convenience as they consider pills from Novo Nordisk NOVOb.CO or Eli Lilly LLY.N, according to seven doctors who ...

Corrections: This story was updated to clarify the findings of clinical trials and out-of-pocket cost information. As the GLP-1 weight-loss drug market continues to grow, consumers weary of needles ...