Owen Tripp

  • WASHINGTON, DC – SEPTEMBER 24: Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee Chairman Bernie Sanders (I-VT) delivers opening remarks during a hearing about drug pricing in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on Capitol Hill on September 24, 2024 in Washington, DC. The committee heard testimony from Novo Nordisk President and CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen about the price of popular pharmaceuticals made by the company that help treat diabetes and obesity, including Wegovy and Ozempic. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)Commentary

    Ozempic and Wegovy are trimming waistlines—and showing how quickly U.S. health care can turn into a gold rush

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