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Ongoing lawsuits allege GLP-1s can cause serious harm. But we don't know how often

Scant data about serious adverse effects makes it harder to answer scientific and legal questions about how often the drugs might cause serious harm like…

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NPR reports: Scant data about serious adverse effects makes it harder to answer scientific and legal questions about how often the drugs might cause serious harm like blindness or pancreatitis.

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