Healthcare
What is one step of the Healthcare cycle?
High demand = shortage
Shortage = higher prices
Higher prices = treatment unaffordable
No treatment = more people in need
Who qualifies for Weight-loss drugs?
Is FDA approval. Also qualifies for obesity for high blood sugars, cardiovascular disease, diabetes.
What is Ozempic?
It’s a prescription medicine that contains semaglutide
Will there ever be Alternative Medicine for the Future?
Yes, professionals are researching and experimenting to find new alternative medicine for the future
Are their negative side effects?
Most common: Nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, constipation, abominable pain
-Increasing the number of disordered eating (Eating disorders)
What are the negative effects of injections for diabetes being misused?
1) Insurance is no longer covering the medication
2) Less and less of Ozempic is being prescribed for diabetes
What percent of society uses Ozempic for weight loss?
68%
What happens if someone stops using a weight-loss drug?
You can regain back two thirds of what you originally lost
-This is because your body is not getting that boost of insulin that has been helping your body loss that weight in the beginning.
What social media app helped boost Ozempic’s popularity?
Tiktok
How has Ozempic been affecting healthcare? If your answer is positive/negative, give an example of why.
Positively: helps people with obesity and type 2 diabetes lose weight, control blood sugar, reducing the risk of serious health problems and long-term costs.
Negatively: High cost, Overuse of the drug, side effects, and also puts pressure on Healthcare systems
Does Ozempic work for weight loss?
Yes, it works for weight loss.
-At the cost of side effect impacting each and everyone differently.
Which high-profile person or celebrity has been rumored to use Ozempic? (Hint: Was in a short video)
Elon Musk, etc
Why have numbers increased in today's society?
What are other medications that could be used for weight loss?
Ozempic, Mounjaro, Weogovy, Zepbound
Name one common side effect of Ozempic.
Nausea, vomiting, or diarrhea