A mum has given her daughter the weight loss drug Ozempic because she doesn’t want her to get fat. Kait Handler, 40, from New York, has had problems with her own weight in the past so when she saw her 12-year-old daughter Birdie develop similar issues aged eight,

Medicare and Medicaid would cover weight-loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic under a new rule proposed by President Joe Biden on Tuesday, increasing access to the widely popular medications to millions of adults with obesity in the U.S., though the plan would likely face opposition under President-elect Donald Trump's second administration.

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy are gaining popularity as quick fixes for shedding pounds. Known as GLP-1 agonists, these medications work by imitating a gut hormone that reduces hunger,

Most patients still need to be managed by oral medications to treat diabetes and not injections, at least in the early stages, says endocrinologist

Millions of Americans with obesity would be eligible to have popular drugs used for weight loss like Wegovy or Ozempic covered by Medicare and Medicaid under a new rule the Biden administration proposed Tuesday morning.

Millions of obese Americans would get access to popular weekly injectables that would help them shed pounds quickly if a $ 35 billion proposal from the Biden administration is blessed by President-elect Donald Trump.

Millions of Americans could soon have access to weight-loss medications that some have called "miracle drugs."

The Biden administration wants to expand access to popular weight loss drugs like Wegovy and Ozempic. The new proposal would allow millions of obese Americans covered by Medicaid and Medicare to be eligible for the drugs.