One Thing: Weight Loss Drugs: Trend or Treatment?

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One Thing: Inside the ‘Casino-ification’ of Everything (Including War)

Prediction markets are opening new doors to bet on pretty much anything - even outcomes during war. But things can get pretty heated when money is on the line, and now at least one state is stepping in to accuse a major prediction market of running an illegal gambling operation. ...  Show more

5 Good Things: A Rhode Island Community’s ‘Miracle on Ice’

A group of dads in London are learning a new skill to connect with their daughters and each other. Two pay phones nearly 3,000 miles apart are bridging a generational gap. A new breakthrough device is helping patients manage Parkinson’s disease in a more personalized way. After a ...  Show more

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The Ozempic Era of Weight Loss
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Drugs like Ozempic are revolutionizing the treatment of obesity. The medications, originally used to treat diabetes, keep gaining attention as celebrities and other influencers describe taking them to lose weight quickly.

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Is Ozempic Really A Weight Loss Wonder Drug?
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Those New Obesity Drugs Really Work–If You Can Afford Them
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Semaglutide: Decoding the hype around the weight loss wonder drug
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From Elon Musk to several Hollywood celebrities, the weight loss wonder drug, semaglutide, is taking the world by storm. What was an unintended consequence of a diabetes control med, the emergence of significant weight loss has raised the expectation of the wonder drug becomin ...

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