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Ben Wikler: “These GLP1s, ozempic things like this, you know, people…”

Featuring: Ben Wikler, Democratic | Chair of the Democratic Party of Wisconsin

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The Last Word With Lawrence O’Donnell - March 7 Audio Only

Published | Video Starts at 00:22

I was talking to Chris Hayes the other day about the National Institutes of Health, probably the best return on investment for your taxpayer dollar there is in America. These GLP1s, ozempic things like this, you know, people associate with weight loss, but they're really to fight diabetes. Diabetes and heart disease, biggest killers in this country. Discovered by two scientists working at the NIH under a taxpayer funded grant. We all think Novo Nordisk came to market with these things, they commercialized it. (00:22–00:30)

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Asserts that GLP1s and Ozempic are primarily for fighting diabetes, not just weight loss.

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