Mom who took Ozempic for six weeks suffered stomach cramps so bad doctors thought she had a twisted gut: ‘The pain was worse than childbirth’

Michelle Stesiak, in her fifties, from South Carolina, says she was awakened by the pain at 3 a.m. It was so excruciating she couldn't touch her sides (stock)

A mother is warning others about the risks of Ozempic after suffering a life-threatening complication that left her in pain “worse than childbirth”. Michelle Stesiak, who is in her 50s …

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Doctors say Ozempic is overrated as first long-term trial shows patients maintain just 10% of their body weight after four YEARS of drugs

The study showed that over four years people lost only ten percent of their body weight on the drugs over four years.

They have been billed as “miracle” drugs and are credited with spurring incredible weight loss transformations in Hollywood. But the first long-term study of Wegovy, which is the same type …

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Carbolic smoke balls and snake oil: Patanjali joins a long history of dubious medicinal advertising

Carbolic smoke balls and snake oil: Patanjali joins a long history of dubious medicinal advertising

In 1893, Clark Stanley gained attention when he introduced the American public to a product that he claimed would cure a variety of ailments, pain, lameness, sprains, animal bites and …

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