How do Black Americans feel about their health and the new obesity drugs? Here are 14 people's stories about life in the age of Ozempic.

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Stephanie Mei-Ling for STAT Black voices, Black bodies: Life in the age of Ozempic How do Black people feel about their health, the new obesity drugs, and the relentless pressure to not be fat? Here are 14 stories. By Anissa Durham New obesity drugs are seemingly everywhere. Black Americans feel left out As new weight loss drugs come to market, Black patients and medical experts talk about weight bias, body image, and lack of health insurance. By Anissa Durham The new menstruation: Girls are getting their periods earlier and less regularly Girls are getting their first periods earlier, and it's taking longer for periods to become regular. JAMA study suggests the rise in obesity and stress are key factors. By Annalisa Merelli Adobe STAT+ | Scientists install 'window' in the skull to record brain activity using ultrasound This is the first successful use of functional ultrasound imaging to capture high-quality maps of the blood vessels in a human brain. By Timmy Broderick STAT+ | Akili, maker of a video game to treat ADHD, to be acquired for $34 million Akili Interactive, maker of a video game designed to treat ADHD, said it will go private in a merger with Virtual Therapeutics. By Mario Aguilar STAT+ | Health insurers boast to investors about using AI, but they'd rather not talk about it Large health insurers tell investors that AI use help them increase efficiency and "cut costs," but they declined to share how. By Brittany Trang Opinion: Listen: What happens when kids become caregivers? Two medical students speak about the challenges of taking care of family members at ages when few of their peers had similar experiences. By STAT Staff NIH-funded clinical trials often miss racial, gender diversity enrollment goals, report finds About half of clinical trials were missing information required to explain the goals for the racial and gender makeup of clinical trials. By John Wilkerson

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