(HealthDay News) — Many patients with overweight or obesity discontinue glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist therapy within one year, with higher discontinuation rates seen for those ...

A network meta-analysis reveals age-dependent variations in efficacy of popular diabetes drugs, with SGLT2 inhibitors showing ...

Women prescribed a GLP-1 receptor agonist up to 2 years before conception were less likely to develop hypertensive disorders of pregnancy, gestational diabetes, have a preterm birth or cesarean ...

As the body of research expands on the potential of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists to address various health ...

It’s possible that GLP-1s may be useful for a range of substance use disorders, including opioid use disorder and nicotine ...

Liraglutide, a GLP-1 significantly lowers the rate of recurrent stroke in patients with diabetes, with no apparent increase ...

The data, published in JAMA Psychiatry, add to the growing body of evidence supporting the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists for ...

The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist exenatide does not yield improvement in measures of Parkinson disease severity.

The use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists is likely to increase the risks of inadequate bowel preparation for colonoscopy, according to a study published Feb. 12 in The American Journal of ...

Semaglutide, a medication widely used for diabetes and weight loss, may offer another unexpected benefit -- it could help ...

The absolute risk for thyroid cancer is low among patients receiving glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) therapy.

Weekly treatment with low doses of the GLP-1 receptor agonist semaglutide (Ozempic) reduced alcohol consumption and craving ...