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Are GLP-1 Drugs "the Greatest Medical Breakthrough of the 21st Century"?

Plain English with Derek Thompson

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The Serendipitous Discoveries of Modern Medicine

This chapter delves into the historical journey of penicillin's discovery and its impact on medicine, emphasizing the fortuitous events that made it possible. It also compares the challenges of penicillin production during World War II with the promising future of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, suggesting a new era of medical breakthroughs on the horizon.

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