A medication best known for treating diabetes and helping people lose weight is about to be studied for a very different use: ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist use is booming in the U.S., and it’s ushering in waves of reports of people ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) — A new study is looking at whether the same treatment helping people lose weight could help with ...

Prescription weight loss drugs have been lauded as the miracle drug for treating diabetes and obesity, but new research suggests that these drugs, known as glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor ...

I was addicted to alcohol for more than 15 years. What started as binge drinking in high school and college became a pattern of blackouts, emergency room visits, regret and shame. As peers grew up and ...

A new clinical study has found that semaglutide—the active ingredient used in popular diabetes and weight-loss medications—could also help people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) significantly reduce ...

People trying to quit smoking, reduce alcohol use or overcome drug addiction often face intense cravings that make recovery difficult. A new review suggests that something as simple as controlled ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - Alcoholism is a disease that claims the lives of nearly 2,000 people every year in Iowa, according to the National Center for Drug Abuse Statistics. Last February, a Sioux City ...

Despite a deadly public health crisis, most U.S. doctors, nurses and other health workers turn away many patients with ...