PBS News Hour

Physician discusses demand for weight-loss drugs and risks

One of the biggest health stories of this past year is the surge in demand for popular weight-loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy. Those drugs are in such demand that there’s a nationwide shortage of them. Pharmaceutical companies are scrambling to keep up at a time of rising obesity rates in the U.S. Ali Rogin reports.

Physician discusses demand for weight-loss drugs and risks

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