Humans Have Grown a ‘Second Stomach’ Just for Desserts, Scientist Says
Logic dictates that we load up our one stomach with one meal, and we’re done. For a few hours, at least. But as many of us know, it doesn’t quite work out that way. When it comes to dessert, it’s almost as if we develop a second stomach. You might think it’s a lack of […]
GLP-1 psychological side effects: a psychiatrist’s view
As a physician-psychiatrist, I have watched the rise of GLP-1 medications (Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, Zepbound) with genuine admiration. They are transforming metabolic health, reducing cardiovascular risk, and offering hope to patients who have struggled for decades. For many, these medications are lifesaving. But alongside the excitement, I’m witnessing something rarely discussed: a change in personality […]
Oprah Winfrey Says She Briefly Stopped Taking GLP-1 for Weight Loss, Until She Realized It’s a ‘Lifetime Thing’
Oprah Winfrey is opening up about her health. The 71-year-old mogul got candid in a new interview about using a GLP-1 weight loss medication, and where she is with that today. Keep reading to find out more… Oprah started the drug two and a half years ago. “I thought it was about discipline and willpower. […]
‘Give me a name of one of your biggest customers so I can call them’: Optum CEO, Mark Cuban square off
Mark Cuban, co-founder of Cost Plus Drugs Co., and Optum CEO Patrick Conway, MD, sparred over drug prices, pharmacy benefit managers and a range of other healthcare issues during a Dec. 16 conversation in Washington, D.C. hosted by Johns Hopkins University. There was very little common ground to be found among arguably two of the […]
For Oprah Winfrey, a croissant is now just a croissant — not a struggle
Oprah Winfrey says the disappearance of so-called food noise is one of the most amazing effects of her GLP-1 drug. Plus now she can take or leave alcohol too.
Derek Thompson on 2025
I think this was a really bad year for American politics, a mediocre year for the American economy, and an exceptional year for America. In 12 months, you’ve got – the largest decline in murder rate ever recorded – huge declines in traffic fatalities, drug overdoses, and suicide – first ever personalized gene editing treatment […]
What to know as first FDA-approved GLP-1 pill for weight loss heads for pharmacies
The FDA has approved the first GLP-1 pill for weight loss and it’s expected in pharmacies in the coming weeks. Dr. Holly Lofton, director of the Medical Weight Management Program at NYU Langone, joins CBS News to discuss. CBS News 24/7 is the premier anchored streaming news service from CBS News and Stations that is […]
Heartbreakingly Shortsighted
Trump and his throwback henchmen have set scientific research back for decades. This piece from the Atlantic (gift link) spells it out and it’s just so depressing: Some of those losses are straightforward: Since the beginning of 2025, “all, or nearly all, federal agencies that supported research in some way have decreased the size of […]
Oprah Breaks Silence on Her One Unexpected Side-Effect of Popular Weight Loss Drug
Talk show queen Oprah Winfrey, who will be turning 72 in January and will be releasing a new book she co-wrote with obesity expert Dr. Ania M. Jastreboff, “Enough: Your Health, Your Weight and What It’s Like to Be Free,” is also celebrating the weight she has lost over the course of the last two and a […]
Oprah’s Wild Booze Confession: Talk Show Legend, 71, Admits to Downing ’17 Shots in One Night’ Before Weight Loss Drugs Made Her Quit Drinking Alcohol
Oprah Winfrey revealed she used to be able to ‘drink everyone under the table’ before GLP-1’s took away her desire for alcohol.