The episode explores how GLP-1 weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy, initially developed for diabetes, have evolved into a cultural and medical phenomenon, with expanding access due to competition, generics, and political intervention—though at great cost to Novo Nordisk, the pioneer
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