Ozempic: How a Weight Loss Drug is Changing Bodies, Hearts, Minds.

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“Ozempic: How a Weight Loss Drug is Changing Bodies, Hearts, Minds.”

Lecture by Lucy McBride, MD

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  • The individual and societal impact of obesity and metabolic disorders
  • The way in which the medical establishment and U.S. healthcare system have conceptualized obesity
  • The complex roots of obesity
  • The patient experience of obesity in America
  • The rise of the “Health at Every Size” movement (and the backlash against it)
  • Ozempic’s mechanism of action, pros and cons, and role in the treatment of obesity, diabetes and metabolic disorders
  • The societal impact of this medicine
  • How to best advocate for patients in this complex landscape of mis- and dis-information about obesity and health