The arrival of the Wegovy pill (semaglutide), the first oral GLP-1 drug approved to treat obesity, means freedom of choice: Adults who are looking to lose weight and have at least one weight-related ...

Is there one pill a day to keep me healthy? That's a question that Dr. Chloe Orkin hears a lot from her older HIV patients who take many medications each day to keep the virus under control. "They ...

The new pill form of popular GLP-1 drugs contains a compound that could cause troubling side effects. Historically, semaglutide, the active ingredient in Ozempic and Wegovy, has been administered via ...

Patients needing more accurate real time health monitoring of their gut may be in luck in the future. A new smart pill could eventually be used to replace annoying procedures and even deliver targeted ...

On January 5, 2026, Novo Nordisk announced it had launched an oral tablet version of its injectable GLP-1 weight-loss medication, Wegovy (semaglutide). The GLP-1 pill is still prescription-only, but ...

NEW YORK, Feb 19 (Reuters) - Online telehealth company Hims & Hers Health (HIMS.N), opens new tab, seeking growth drivers as its original sexual-health franchises matured, may have overstepped with a ...

Dietary supplements are wildly popular, but large clinical trials and other research by Fred Hutch Cancer Center scientists show that many common dietary supplements offer little proven benefit for ...

For decades, researchers have been looking for an effective weight-loss pill. But the recent success of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) weight-loss injections has sparked new hope — especially for ...

While there are plenty of foods and some health conditions that cause constipation, certain supplements may also be to blame. It’s worth double-checking your routine vitamins to see if they may be the ...

Novo Nordisk has launched its Wegovy GLP-1 drug in pill form. Amazon is getting into the fight, offering ease and low costs to customers who buy the Wegovy pill on its platform. Up until 2026, GLP-1 ...

Novo Nordisk said Wednesday that demand for its Wegovy pill got off to a strong start after it launched in the U.S. in early January. By Jan. 23 — less than three weeks after it became available — ...

Collagen pills sound like a shortcut to younger skin, but solid evidence doesn’t back them up. Higher-quality studies show little benefit, and your body doesn’t absorb collagen in the way ads suggest.