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Are telehealth companies choosing profit over safety?

According to former employees, telehealth company LifeMD, which works closely with GLP-1 manufacturer Novo Nordisk, is overprescribing weight-loss drugs with little to no oversight, risking patient safety.

Here & Now‘s Scott Tong speaks with Elaine Chen, reporter for STAT.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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