Ozempic is the diabetes drug that is seemingly everywhere.

But what’s the science behind this ‘game changing’ weight loss drug? Why is there a shortage? And for those that take it, is it actually the easy way out?    

In this episode, Cosmos journalist Matthew Ward Agius talks to Professor Amanda Salis, Associate Professor Priya Sumithran and the TGA’s Professor Robyn Langham about research, misconceptions and whether to believe the hype.

This episode was produced by Jacinta Bowler and edited by Helen Karakulak. Theme music by Will Berryman.

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