From 'The Real Housewives' to A-listers, controversial diabetes drug Ozempic is the talk of TikTok and Tinseltown med-spas. This week, we trace its origins, unpack its ubiquity, and link it to past weight loss drug disasters like fen-phen in the '90s. 

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• • Hollywood’s Latest Diet Craze? Ozempic, the Insulin Drug With Vanishing—Literally—Side Effects [Vanity Fair]

  • Hollywood’s Secret New Weight Loss Drug, Revealed: The Hype and Hazards of Ozempic [Variety]

  • Current and Resolved Drug Shortages and Discontinuations Reported to FDA [FDA]

  • Jackie Goldschneider ‘horrified’ that Ozempic runs rampant in ‘Housewives’ world [Page Six]

  • Kyle Richards slams ‘frustrating’ Ozempic rumors: It’s ‘offensive to me’ [Page Six]

  • Ozempic® may help you lose some weight [Ozembic]

  • Hyped weight loss drugs raise supply, equity concerns [Axios]

  • A new weight loss drug could become the best-selling drug of all time. Who can afford it? [NBC News]

  • Why Ozempic weight loss could cost you thousands — in plastic surgery bills [NYP]

  • Chelsea Handler says she ‘didn’t know’ she was on Ozempic [CNN]

  • Elon Musk weight loss [Twitter]

  • PHOTO: RHOC Star Shannon Beador Shows Off Major Weight Loss & Denies Using Ozempic After John Janssen Split, See the Pic [Reality Blurb]

  • MEGHAN MCCAIN: I just gave birth and I'm being urged to take a 'miracle shot' of Ozempic as a quick fix to melt away the baby weight... It's horrifying, unfair and disturbing - and I refuse [DailyMail]

  • Andy Cohen, Sep 22, 2022: Everyone is suddenly showing up 25 pounds lighter.  What happens when they stop taking #Ozempic ????? [Twitter]

  • Why Ozempic weight loss could cost you thousands — in plastic surgery bills [NYP] [Feb 13, 2023]

  • A new weight loss drug could become the best-selling drug of all time. Who can afford it? [NBC News] [Jan 2023]