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  1. The Economist24 min

    Hot shot: the wider promise of weight-loss jabs

    Rosie Bloor, Natasha Loder, Simon Rabinovich, Alice Su

    GLP-1 receptor agonists such as Zepbound and Wegovy have demonstrated significant cardiovascular protection independent of weight loss while sparking economic speculation regarding shifts in industries like aviation and insurance. Concurrently, robust US economic indicators including 3% GDP growth and low unemployment starkly contrast with depressed consumer sentiment driven by lingering inflation concerns and political polarization. Meanwhile, a tenfold surge in Chinese migration through the Darién Gap reflects a hybrid of political persecution and economic stagnation, marking the fastest-growing demographic group in the current US border crisis.