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GLP-1s: What you need to know

Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound are arranged for a photograph in California, May 8, 2025. (JoNel Aleccia/AP)
JoNel Aleccia/AP
Boxes for the medications Wegovy and Zepbound are arranged for a photograph in California, May 8, 2025. (JoNel Aleccia/AP)

It’s impossible to avoid headlines about GLP-1 medications. The weight-loss drugs target hormones in the gut and brain that affect appetite and feelings of fullness.

For some people with obesity, the medications have been life-changing. For others, the cost of these drugs makes taking them impossible.

Dr. Jorge Moreno, an obesity specialist a Yale Medicine, joins Here & Now to discuss accessibility to GLP-1s.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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