Tokyo has lost its status as the world’s largest city, with another sprawling Asian metropolis, Indonesia's vast capital Jakarta, knocking it off the top spot. Dhaka, Bangladesh, follows close behind ...

Jakarta is now the world's largest city by population. The capital of Indonesia, Jakarta, is home to nearly 42 million, according to a new report from the United Nations, making it the most densely ...

The world has a new most populous city. Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta, tops a ranking that is increasingly dominated by Asia. It edged out Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka, and Japan's Tokyo to earn the ...

Weight-loss drugs are coming for a new kind of customer. “You don’t need to be obese to start a GLP-1,” reads an ad from a telehealth startup, the words scrawled in icing on a cake. Another one ...

When Chevese Turner first discussed Ozempic with her doctor to treat her diabetes, she was both worried and relieved. Finally, “there was something effective that [was] going to address my diabetes,” ...

Morgan Williams will fill her Thanksgiving plate this year with green bean casserole, her favorite dish – only to not eat it all. That's because Williams' appetite is diminished and has changed ...

With an Afro that is more than six feet in circumference, Jessica Martinez set a new Guinness record. By Alisha Haridasani Gupta Jessica Martinez was about 12 years old when she stopped using relaxers ...

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GLP-1 RAs, particularly semaglutide and tirzepatide, outperform older medications in achieving significant weight loss in adults with and without type 2 diabetes. Semaglutide and tirzepatide met ...