Ozempic, the blockbuster GLP-1 drug that was originally approved to treat type 2 diabetes, has now also been approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to reduce certain risks associated with ...

Semaglutide, a medication already widely ... highlight a 24% reduction in major kidney disease events among patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD). This breakthrough opens up new possibilities ...

Semaglutide's role extends beyond diabetes, aiding weight loss and offering cardiovascular protection, with ongoing research ...

Ozempic, or semaglutide, can now be used to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease or kidney failure in adults with type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, Novo Nordisk said.

GLP-1 medications are renowned for their ability to treat type 2 diabetes and aid weight loss. Now, there's a new benefit to ...

A popular diabetes drug just got a major new approval — and it could be a game-changer for millions of Americans at risk for kidney failure.

Nephrologists jumped on the GLP-1 bandwagon well before Novo Nordisk won FDA approval for Ozempic in chronic kidney disease ...

initiation of chronic kidney replacement therapy (dialysis or kidney transplantation), and death from kidney disease or death from CV disease. Findings showed treatment with semaglutide reduced ...

A well-known class of drugs used to manage type 2 diabetes and control weight could offer hope for patients who also struggle ...

Compared to another common class of kidney medications, called DPP4is, GLP1-RA medications did better in helping slow the ...

Compounded weight-loss medications, such as those promoted in the Hims & Hers commercial, aren’t approved by the Food and ...

Obesity medication prescriptions reached 1.5 million, driven by GLP-1 agents semaglutide and tirzepatide, as public interest ...