Even after learning more about these drugs, their history and their implications, Ill admit that my ignorance and stereotyping about who, exactly, is taking them persisted
PCOS is typically treated with medications to manage each symptoms
Several studies have reported that overexpression levels of HGF or c-Met in HCC correlate with incidence of invasion and metastasis and suggest that HGF/c-Met signaling had a crucial role in the invasion and metastasis of HCC cells (Ueki et al., 1997
The latest diabetic retinopathy preferred practice guidelines from the American Academy of Ophthalmology indicate that the rising use of GLP-1RAs may lead to quick glycemic control and severe hypoglycemia and has been reported to cause higher rates of retinopathy complications, especially in patients with early-stage DR (Lim et al., 2025)
In studies with rodents, GLP-1s caused thyroid tumors, including thyroid cancer
However, these are all speculative applications without any human trial evidence as of 2026