In people with obesity and knee osteoarthritis, taking semaglutide is linked to greater thickness of cartilage in the parts of the knee that bear weight.

A diabetes drug called semaglutide might help regrow knee cartilage in people with obesity and arthritis — something doctors used to think wasn't possible.

Semaglutide, a medication used for weight management, may help protect joint cartilage and decrease inflammation in osteoarthritis even when it does not cause weight loss.

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.

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.