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Aug 13, 2024ACX

Why Does Ozempic Cure All Diseases?

Scott Alexander examines the surprisingly broad effects of GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic, exploring their mechanisms and speculating on why they seem to impact so many different conditions.

29 min read 4,403 words

Jul 24, 2014SSC

Some Antibiotic Stagnation

Scott Alexander debunks a misleading graph on antibiotic discovery and presents more accurate data, discussing reasons for the decline in antibiotic development.

8 min read 1,171 words

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