A new study highlighted Monday the potential benefits of popular diabetes drugs on a wide range of health issues including dementia and cardiovascular diseases, although experts warned against seeing them as miracle drugs.

Of late, there have been many questions about maintaining weight loss after using Ozempic (semaglutide) and whether the process kick-started by the drug can be sustainable in the long run. Ozempic works by mimicking a natural hormone called GLP-1,

With weight loss drugs like metformin and Ozempic gaining popularity, it's essential to understand how they compare. So we had a doctor weigh in on their effectiveness, cost and side effects to help you choose the best option for your health goals.

With rumours about celebrities using semaglutide drugs like Ozempic for quick weight loss the question remains Are these anti-diabetic medications truly the ‘miracle drugs’ theyre claimed to be We ask

In one corner, we’ve got Mounjaro, and in the other, Ozempic. They’re both once-a-week injectable drugs designed to help patients with type 2 diabetes manage blood sugar.

Researchers have found links to multiple new benefits – and new side effects – in a study of weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy.

The analysis, involving about two million people, linked the drugs to better heart health, fewer infections, a lower risk of drug abuse and fewer cases of dementia. The US researchers also warned the drugs were "not without risk" and seemed to increase joint pain and potentially deadly inflammation in the pancreas.