10+ hour, 1+ min ago  (362+ words) By Leanna Coy, FNP BC In 2003, Congress made changes to Medicare. The Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act barred weight loss medication coverage. This came on the heels of diet pill problems, such as fen-phen, in the 1990s. GLP-1 medications (glucagon-like…...

47+ min ago  (514+ words) Intermittent fasting may help some people lose weight without relying as heavily on constant food restriction. People who repeatedly lose weight and regain it may do better with intermittent fasting than with traditional calorie counting, according to new findings. A…...

6+ hour, 30+ min ago  (446+ words) Multiple studies have found that consuming ultra-processed foods like chips, ice cream and pizza can increase the risk of multiple health conditions like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, depression and other chronic diseases. But now when you reach for the unholy…...

55+ min ago  (500+ words) Nutritional imbalance during pregnancy can have long-lasting effects on the health status and disease susceptibility of the offspring. As such, high fructose intake through sweetened food and beverages in pregnant women has been associated with an increased susceptibility to diabetes…...

8+ hour, 22+ min ago  (11+ words) Semaglutide (Wegovy) approved to treat form of liver disease First Word Pharma...

2+ hour, 29+ min ago  (425+ words) Reviewed by Dietitian Lisa Valente, M. S. , RD Credit: Getty Images. Eating Well Design. Many things can impact metabolism, but after 40, certain habits may harm more than help. Cutting calories and carbs, only doing cardio and intermittent fasting can slow metabolism. Support…...

4+ hour, 21+ min ago  (612+ words) 1am - 4am1am to 4am 1am - 7am1am to 7am The pill form of Wegovy is now available online at Superdrug with prices starting at "79 for a month's supply. The tablet alternative to the popular weight-loss jab, manufactured by Novo Nordisk, is now stocked by Superdrug Online Doctor....

3+ hour, 38+ min ago  (706+ words) The federal government on Wednesday started offering a selection of brand-name medications to certain'Medicare and Medicare Advantage beneficiaries'for $50 a month through a new trial called'Medicare GLP-1 Bridge. The temporary program, which runs until the end of 2027, is the first opportunity…...

7+ hour, 55+ min ago  (309+ words) (News Nation) " A recent study shows women who are on GLP-1s weren't just losing weight but also increasing their chances of getting hired at a new job. Rebecca Diamond, an economics professor at Harvard University, told Business Insider that she…...

5+ hour, 57+ min ago  (85+ words) As nicotine pouches take corporate America by storm " with some tech employers handing them out to workers to boost productivity " one startup is expanding its already star-studded roster of celebrity investors in hopes of taking on deep-pocketed incumbents like Zyn....