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Rachel Bedard is a physician specializing in geriatrics and palliative care, working in homeless clinics and formerly at Rikers Island.

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What we got wrong about GLP-1s

We're going to take one more break, and when we come back, Dr. Bedard gives us her take on people who are taking these drugs for decidedly off-label use.

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What we got wrong about GLP-1s

Dr. Bedard says that part of this revolution has come because, maybe surprisingly, maybe not, one side effect of the huge demand surge for these drugs in 2023 and 2024 is that the price has been driven down.

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What we got wrong about GLP-1s

But for Dr. Bedard, those arguments made her want to yell at the screen.

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What we got wrong about GLP-1s

To Dr. Bedard, what was annoying in 2023 was how the conversation about these drugs gave almost all of its oxygen to their cosmetic attributes.

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What we got wrong about GLP-1s

To Dr. Bedard, the problem with these pieces is that they rarely seriously engaged with a world beyond the writer, their social circle, and celebrities on Instagram.

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What we got wrong about GLP-1s

This yada yada discourse Dr. Bedard's referring to, that's what I was referencing in the beginning of this episode.