All things considered, it’s at least as likely to make health outcomes worse as it is to make most people healthier.

Several years ago, a little-known drug named Ozempic — previously used only to treat diabetes — emerged as a promising new ...

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The FDA’s approval of Ozempic to battle chronic kidney disease “allows us to more broadly address conditions within cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome, which affects millions of ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration calls Zepbound the first and only prescription medicine for adults with moderate-to-severe obstructive sleep apnea and obesity. The approval supports evidence ...

Kennedy Jr. made it clear in his first US Senate confirmation hearing that his quest to reduce chronic disease would entail a closer look at the food industry, namely manufacturers of packaged foods.

Here’s what to know about ultra-processed foods, and how Kennedy has said he plans to shape the U.S. food system.

Readers had a lot to say about my latest column on the Food and Drug Administration’s proposed front-of-package labels. Most ...

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will have the second of two confirmation hearings for his Health and Human Services Secretary nomination Thursday.

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval is based on the clinical trials that showed how Ozempic, the diabetes drug ...