What happens when weight-loss drugs collide with Thanksgiving? As the year drew to a close, Ozempics implications for the eternal trap of bodily perfection remained a focus: In late December, Jennifer Weiner wrote in the New York Times about Oprah Winfreys choice to take one of these medications, claiming that Winfreys public weight struggles had reinforced the idea that every womans body is a battleground and that thinness is a womans true lifes work. Meanwhile, new information about Ozempic was emerging in the medical literature
Pharmacy Times and GoodRx reporting on the compounded GLP-1 wind-down
It could indicate internal bleeding, ulcers, or other critical gastrointestinal issues that need prompt diagnosis and treatment
Pros and cons of bariatric surgery A 2025 study in Nature Medicine that compared GLP-1 drugs to bariatric surgery found that people who had surgery lost more weight and had far fewer serious health problems - including heart attacks, strokes, kidney disease, and diabetes-related eye damage - during the follow-up period, which lasted a median of nearly six years
The skin sensation is accompanied by a racing heart or dizziness
CRs review of the ingredients lists found that many of the products contained guarana, a plant with seeds that are naturally high in caffeine