Would you get a one-time genetic modification such that you'd never have to take a GLP-1 drug for weight loss ever again?

A slow-release form of semaglutide could allow people who use Wegovy or Ozempic to get shots once a month, instead of the weekly injections they now take, a new study demonstrates.

Unlike brand-name Ozempic and Wegovy, which come in prefilled injection pens, compounded semaglutide is typically sold in vials; patients are given syringes and must measure and self-administer ...

Popular weight-loss and type 2 diabetes drugs such as Wegovy and Ozempic are typically taken as self-administered injections—a bearable albeit unpleasant jab to the abdomen or thigh.