hims and hers glp 1 Tumbles 19% After CEO Says It's Phasing Out Weight Loss Copies Hims' Pivot to Branded Obesity

Obesity significantly increases loading forces on the knees, hips, ankles, and spine, accelerating cartilage degradation and contributing to osteoarthritis development and progression

The FTC highlighted these actions as potential violations of antitrust laws and indicative of unfair methods of competition, further underscoring concerns about anti-competitive practices in the pharmaceutical industry

With GLP-1 drugs widely available via direct-to-consumer websites and, increasingly, directly from drug manufacturers, most adults who have taken these medications say they got them from their primary health care provider or a specialist (76%), while about one in six (17%) report getting them from an online provider or website

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Tirzepatide activates GLP-1 and GIP receptors

and inter alia, further down-regulates insulin function and thereby exacerbates Metabolic Syndrome