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Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera
Health
Andy Hirschfeld

Ozempic, weight-loss ‘wonder drug’, under scrutiny amid suicide risk claims

Ozempic has been hailed as a weight-loss wonder drug [File: Mario Tama/Getty Images via AFP]

New York City, United States – Ray Niscior of Toledo, Ohio, has struggled with his weight since he was a child.

“I remember shopping in the husky clothes section with my mom as a kid,” Niscior told Al Jazeera. “I was bullied as the fat kid in school.”

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