For people with diabetes, the use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a reduced risk for certain disorders and conditions.

The discovery and development of GLP-1 receptor agonists for type 2 diabetes and obesity is a bench-to-bedside success story.1 Multiple GLP-1 receptor agonists are now in clinical use, such as ...

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist use is not associated with an increased risk for thyroid cancer over the short term.

With respect to risks, GLP-1RA use was significantly associated with an increased risk of gastrointestinal disorders, hypotension, syncope, arthritic disorders, drug-induced pancreatitis, and other ...

Treatment with exenatide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist, was comparable to placebo in slowing the rate of Parkinson’s disease ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) significantly reduce the risk for clinically meaningful chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in ...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) such as semaglutide (Wegovy and Ozempic) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro) may ...

Greater weight loss was linked to lower discontinuation rates, with a 1% reduction in weight lowering the hazard of ...

Among patients with diabetes, the use of GLP-1 RAs compared with standard care is associated with a reduced risk for neurocognitive and cardiometabolic disorders, and with an increased risk for ...

No difference in thyroid cancer risk was found for adults with type 2 diabetes using a GLP-1 receptor agonist vs. those using a DPP-IV inhibitor. Women may have a lower risk for thyroid cancer ...

By Dr. Priyom Bose, Ph.D. Nearly half of patients with type 2 diabetes and two-thirds without discontinue GLP-1 receptor ...