Meds like Wegovy are all over the news. But are they right for you, especially if you’re older than the average user?

In addition, the decline in overall obesity rate reported by the CDC isn’t the first such drop. Between 1999 and 2018, the NHANES results found two instances of slight decreases in obesity rates and two dips in severe obesity rates. These falls were followed by steady increases in both categories.

Elon Musk, the richest person alive and the co-head of President-elect Donald Trump’s new Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), is doubling down on his support for expanding access to affordable GLP-1 weight-loss medications like Ozempic.

Elon Musk, one of President-elect Donald Trump’s closest confidants, revealed Wednesday his support for weight-loss drugs like Ozempic being made cheaper for the general public — in contrast with comments Health and Human Services Secretary-designate Robert F.