Stephen Lewis died on Tuesday at the age of 88, eight years after being diagnosed with stomach cancer. From championing human ...

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 ...

First up, the location of the palmar pill recipe, because if you can make them yourself, you can have — in theory — an infinite supply. You can get the palmar pill recipe from Shadow's Whisper Cave ...

Alex Hogan is STAT’s senior multimedia producer and host of STATus Report, STAT’s weekly video series. You can follow him on Bluesky. The era of GLP-1 weight loss ...

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 ...

Experts describe the development of oral GLP-1 medication as a “pivotal” improvement in the accessibility and adherence to obesity drugs. As of February 2026, only Wegovy and Rybelsus are available in ...

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 ...

The primary difference between the Wegovy pill and the injection is how you take them and how often. The Wegovy pill is a daily tablet you swallow, while the Wegovy injection is a once-weekly shot you ...

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 ...

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 it will take legal action again telehealth provider Hims & Hers after Hims announced a cheaper copycat version of Novo's Wegovy weight loss pill. Hims said it would sell a copy of ...