The Diet and Weight Loss Industry Isn’t Helping People Lose Weight - Can Telehealth Change That?
More than 40% of Americans qualify as obese, a number that continues to rise. And despite being a multi-billion dollar business — the weight loss industry just isn’t helping people lose weight. Perhaps that’s why new GLP-1 medications, like Wegovy, are getting so much attention.
To learn if Wegovy can be a true game changer, I spoke to Sarah Jones Simmer, CEO of Found, the largest medically-supported weight care clinic in the country which has raised over $130M in venture funding.
Join us as we delve into the history of the weight loss industry, and discuss how telehealth (and responsible prescribing) along with new medications, may just be an inflection point.
Getting Dysentery, for Science
Jake Eberts went viral from live tweeting his experience participating in a 11-day clinical trial for a dysentery vaccine. He told story in an incredibly humorous way on Twitter, and I just needed to know more. In this episode, Jake shares all the details from drinking the "shigella smoothie" to his thoughts on clinical trial ethics.
How Generic Drugs Became A National Security Issue
How Generic Drugs Became a National Security Issue