Oral GLP-1

The race to develop effective oral GLP-1 medications for obesity is heating up, and AstraZeneca is officially making its move. If you're like me, that means you're also seeing hope that the out-of-pocket costs of these medications, which include Ozempic, Zepbound, and Wegovy, will go down in the future as more players enter the field. At the 2026 American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions, AstraZeneca announced positive Phase 2b results for elecoglipron. The medication

I often joke that my life experiences better prepared me for a nuclear attack, massive earthquake, and financial collapse of the U.S. banking system than they did for menopause awareness. If you're like me, menopause can feel like a bit of a body betrayal. The habits that worked for decades suddenly stop producing results. The number on the scale creeps upward despite eating the same foods. Belly fat seems to appear out of nowhere. Energy levels change. Sleep becomes unpredic

GLP-1s like Wegovy and Zepbound exploded onto the health scene in the past few years. The injectable meds make a big health difference in...

In a major shake-up that’s bound to impact millions of patients, CVS Caremark is cutting ties with Eli Lilly’s weight loss drug Zepbound—and making Novo Nordisk’s Wegovy the go-to GLP-1 for obesity treatment. If your insurance runs through CVS Caremark, here’s what’s changing, why it’s happening, and what you should do next.

The people who keep the weight off long-term aren’t just lucky. They used the quiet to rewire the noise.

While the advent of the Ozempic Era is widely credited to Big Pharma companies like Novo Nordisk (semaglutide) and Eli Lilly (tirzepatide), it turns out the real GLP-1 game changer is one of the most venomous and elusive lizards on Earth: the Gila monster.

If you’ve heard someone mention Ozempic or Wegovy recently, you’ve already heard of semaglutide—just not by its chemical name. Semaglutide is a medication that has changed the game in two major areas: managing type 2 diabetes and helping people lose weight.