American Samoa has the highest obesity rate globally at 70%, followed by Nauru at 69%. India ranks 180th with an obesity rate ...

Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is on a mission to make America healthy again, and he’s tackling the country’s most obese ...

Two popular medications used in the fight against obesity—semaglutide (Wegovy; Novo Nordisk) and tirzepatide (Zepbound; Eli Lilly)—are priced too high to be considered cost-effective by currently ...

The agreement involves the development of the first oral glucagon-like peptide-1/glucagon dual agonist to offer obesity treatments. Credit: fizkes/Shutterstock. Opko Health and Entera Bio have ...

Research shows that these ultra-processed, high-calorie foods play a significant role in the development of obesity, but the lasting effects these foods have on the brain was not clear – until now.

Obesity is a growing health concern worldwide, affecting millions of people. It not only impacts physical appearance but also increases the risk of several chronic diseases, including diabetes, heart ...

Although excess intake of macronutrients, such as carbohydrates and fats, is considered the main driver of obesity development, micronutrients, such as minerals and vitamins, can positively or ...

Viking is set to challenge Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk with its investigational oral obesity drug. Credit: SOPA Images via Getty Images. Viking Therapeutics has inked a $150m multi-year manufacturing ...

Shares in Novo Nordisk fell on Monday on a second set of worse than expected trial results for the latest obesity drug from the manufacturer of blockbuster treatments Ozempic and Wegovy.

She became the country's first female prime minister, after defeating its previous leader, who ruled Samoa for 22 years. Before that, she was the country's first female cabinet minister ...