A diabetes drug called semaglutide might help slow down joint damage from osteoarthritis in people with metabolic issues, even beyond just losing weight.

Semaglutide might help slow down joint damage in people with metabolic issues, even beyond just helping them lose weight — it could be protecting the joints directly.

Semaglutide might protect knee cartilage in arthritis, and it's not just because people lose weight — it seems to work directly on the joint, even when diet is kept the same.

Semaglutide might help protect knee cartilage and reduce joint swelling in osteoarthritis, even without people losing weight.

A diabetes drug called semaglutide might help protect knee joints in obese mice with arthritis—even if they don’t lose weight.

A weekly shot called semaglutide helped people with obesity and bad knee arthritis lose way more weight—about 13.7% of their body weight—compared to a fake shot that only led to 3.2% loss, and that weight loss might help their joint pain feel better.