A DAILY weight loss pill that helped patients shed up to 20 per cent of their body weight in trials has been given the green light in the US. The tablet, made by Danish drug giant Novo Nordisk, is

The FDA has approved a pill form of the popular GLP-1 weight-loss medication Wegovy. Novo Nordisk says it is as effective as an injectable.

GLP-1 medications like semaglutide in Ozempic and Wegovy help people lose weight. But they need to be taken for years, decades or possibly life. Is that safe?

Researchers have created an oral medication that could work alone or with GLP-1 drugs to improve metabolic health while preserving muscle mass in diabetes patients.

A self-described foodie, social butterfly and New Yorker for 20 years, Lina Axmacher has long loved exploring the city's famed restaurant culture.

The human body naturally makes a hormone called GLP-1, or Glucagon-Like Peptide-1. It helps signal fullness and stimulate insulin secretion in the body. GLP-1 drugs do something similar – but they stick around in the body for longer. Check out more of NPR's coverage about GLP-1s.