Show Notes
Drugs for diabetes and weight-loss called GLP-1s, like Wegovy and Ozempic, have the potential to help with a variety of other conditions, including arthritis. In this episode, a rheumatologist-scientist talks about what we know so far about how these drugs might help people living with different types of arthritis, what researchers are still trying to find out and what patients should know.
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