Each year, the Lasker Awards honor a number of medical professionals doing standout work in research and public service. The New York Times has called the awards “the nation’s most prestigious medical prizes.

Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today’s powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic — so what was that journey

Three scientists are honored for developing a class of blockbuster weight-loss drugs. Is a Nobel prize on the way?

Half a century of advancements in biomedical science paved the way for today's powerful weight-loss drugs like Ozempic -- so what was that journey like for the scientists involved?

Weight-loss drugs like Ozempic are booming in popularity, but experts warn they aren't silver bullets for obesity.

One of the researchers described the circumstances that led to the discovery as “serendipity.” This year’s prestigious Lasker medical awards recognize a trio of scientists without whom Ozempic and other blockbuster weight-loss drugs might not exist.

F ROM LOS ANGELES to London, weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic are reshaping culture as much as waistlines. Some Ozempic-takers have tiny appetites and dine at unusual hours to avoid spells of nausea.