Science Extra: One semaglutide please 

07/01/2024 19 min
Science Extra: One semaglutide please 

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If there’s one medication that’s got everyone talking it’s the antidiabetic medication semaglutide. The drug is often better known by one of its brand names, Ozempic, and it’s exploded in popularity mainly because of its weight loss effects. So what’s happened due to the popularity and what could be coming next?Also, while COVID has become less relevant in everyday discussions it certainly hasn’t gone away. We haven’t seen the rise of a major new variant, but SARS-CoV-2 hasn’t been sitting still. This week we’re joined by health reporters Tegan Taylor and Paige Cockburn.

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