“Nature’s Ozempic” has a rather gross side effect

An image of the plant that naturally produces the berberine compound

PHOTO ILLUSTRATION BY Matthew Cooley. PHOTOGRAPHS USED IN ILLUSTRATION FROM Adobe Stock; Getty On social media, the supposed wonder drug that’s on everyone’s lips right now is Ozempic, the drug created to treat type 2 diabetes that’s now being used as a weight-loss treatment. But with access to Ozempic dwindling as demand soars and prices … Read more