On the surface, the formula for weight loss seems simple: eat less and move more. But giving that advice to someone with obesity is like telling someone with depression to cheer up. Weight loss isn't easy,

Kwame Raoul’s office sent cease and desist letters to five unnamed medical spas in the Chicago area that were allegedly producing misleading marketing content for drugs resembling Ozempic and Wegovy.

Intuitively, it would seem that GLP-1 use for obesity would reduce overall medical costs despite the increase in drug spending. But thus far, the data don’t show this.

These drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), work in several different ways to help people lose weight, gain control over their blood sugar levels, and improve their heart health, a new study published in the journal Cureus says.

GLP-1 drugs spiked in popularity and price over the past few years, leaving the door open for illegal pharmacies to try and sell cheaper counterfeit versions.