How rumours of Hollywood’s Ozempic drug use went mainstream, fuelling a shortage in diabetes medication

How rumours of Hollywood’s Ozempic drug use went mainstream, fuelling a shortage in diabetes medication

When talk show host Andy Cohen complained that some celebrities were dropping extreme amounts of weight, he unveiled Hollywood’s worst-kept secret. “Everyone is suddenly showing up 25 pounds lighter,” he tweeted. “What happens when they stop taking #Ozempic?????” He was referring to semaglutide, which is sold under the trade name Ozempic, a drug developed to […]

Podcast: No Health Care News Shortage in 2023

Podcast: No Health Care News Shortage in 2023

00;00;08;27 – 00;00;19;24Kathleen HaddadHello and welcome to another episode of “Health Affairs This Week”, the podcast where Health Affairs editors go beyond the headlines to explore the health policy news of the week. I’m Kathleen Haddad. 00;00;20;17 – 00;00;21;20Chris FlemingAnd I’m Chris Fleming. 00;00;21;29 – 00;00;49;00Kathleen HaddadSo, Chris, last episode, we recapped the major developments […]

The Power of Light and Dark

The Power of Light and Dark

You’ll spend the rest of your life in an institution. Which is what the Mayo psychiatrist told me would materialize if I didn’t take his prescription drugs. He was completely wrong. I listened to individuals words and phrases over twenty decades ago from the head psychiatrist at the Mayo psychiatric clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Every […]