Hospitals and Healthcare

Dozens of patients have contacted the ABC, reporting alarming side effects including vomiting blood and permanent tingling in their fingers after taking replica weight loss drugs.

New weight-loss drugs are getting all the hype, but bariatric surgery is still the “gold standard” for treating obesity.

It can be debilitating and last a lifetime, but type 2 diabetes, if caught early, can be reversed with weight loss

Young adults with obesity are more likely to be hospitalized, even if they have no other health problems, studies show.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome say they find it hard to lose weight. Here's what they can do to improve their symptoms and long-term health.

We don’t tell people taking statins to treat high cholesterol or drugs to manage high blood pressure they’re cheating or taking the easy way out. Nor should we when people take drugs like Ozempic.

The obesity-drug revolution is leaving lots of people behind.

Medications that cause drastic weight loss raise specific concerns for older adults.

If new weight-loss drugs Wegovy, Mounjaro and Ozempic are safe and effective, in a country with an obesity epidemic, why shouldn't we welcome their arrival?

The diabetes medication has gained attention for its dramatic weight loss effects — but doctors worry that it can go too far.

A new study finds significant weight loss can reduce both the incidence of cancer and the chances of dying of it.

Health officials need to emphasize the relation between obesity and Covid-19, and we need to treat it like other chronic diseases

Aussie man almost unrecognisable after losing weight to help save a sick family member.