Billie Jean King During an April 2024 appearance on the Wiser Than Me podcast with Julia Louis-Dreyfus, the 80-year-old tennis great shared that she started taking Ozempic because she hoped it would help manage her eating disorder
"That is very different from a drug actually causing a new cancer." The review emphasizes that for patients with papillary, follicular, or Oncocytic (Hrthle cell) thyroid cancers, current evidence does not support the idea that GLP-1 medications cause these diseases or worsen their course
Indirectly, yes
these cytokines are produced primarily by adipocytes, tissue-resident macrophages, and infiltrating immune cells (e.g., Th17 cells and other T lymphocytes) within the adipose tissue, which can exacerbate keratinocyte activation and immune dysregulation in psoriatic skin (48)
First, GLP-1 receptor agonists can reduce B12 absorption over time by altering gastric acid secretion
Managing Side Effects During and After Clearance Some patients experience what feels like medication hangover effects in the days after their last dosemild nausea, reduced appetite, or fatigue may linger even as the compound clears
