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Health Lab Podcast

Medicare's New GLP-1 Bridge Program

An obesity expert welcomes new Medicare option for access to effective weight loss medication, and shares the new program’s limitations.
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Health Lab

7 things to know about Medicare’s new GLP-1 coverage

Medicare coverage of GLP-1 drugs for weight loss including Wegovy and Zepbound has begun but has limits.
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Health Lab

Michigan’s aging brains need more protection, poll shows

Lifestyle changes can reduce risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia but a poll shows many Michiganders over 50 don’t know about or do them.
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Philanthropy News

Shipt gift helps address food insecurity

A gift from Shipt supports Michigan Medicine's Tammy Chang, M.D., MPH, in developing Nutrition Value Pathways to expand access to Food is Medicine programs and help address food insecurity.
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Health Lab

Processed foods may be fueling the rise in binge eating

Analysis shows highly processed foods aren't only common in binge-eating—they're nearly universal, says a University of Michigan study.
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Health Lab

Supplementing with peptides: Good for extra pep or a needless step?

Health Lab talks to Jorge Ruas, Ph.D., of the U-M Department of Pharmacology, about peptides, how they work and whether supplementing them lends any benefit.