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How Weight-Loss Drugs Work—Dr. Dinerstein's 'Ozempic Journey'
19 minutes Posted Jul 30, 2024 at 5:52 pm.
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The blockbuster weight-loss drug Ozempic has ignited a ferocious debate over the ethics and efficacy of treating obesity with medication.


Oddly, this intense ideological battle has glossed over perhaps the most important question we should answer: how does the drug impact individual patients? Our Director of Medicine Dr. Chuck Dinerstein is working to correct that oversight by documenting his experience with Ozempic.