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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

More new US moms are taking GLP-1 drugs

More American moms are being prescribed GLP-1 diabetes and weight loss medications after they give birth, first-of-its-kind research published Thursday shows.

The percentage of new mothers receiving prescriptions for the drugs saw a 24-fold increase over the course of seven years, researchers at the University of Southern California found.

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