A wide swath of Americans are using GLP-1s despite shortages, a survey says. Meanwhile, Google DeepMind’s new AI model can predict the structure of…
About 1 in 8 adults in the U.S. has used a GLP-1 drug at some point in their life, according to afrom health policy research organization KFF released last week. Roughly half of those Americans, or around 6% of U.S. adults, are currently using one of the treatments.The survey shows a wide swath of Americans are taking the drugs despite intermittent shortages caused by unrelenting demand.
Medicare can only cover treatments for weight loss if they are approved in the U.S. for an additional health benefit, such as treating diabetes and reducing the risk of heart disease. The data points in this survey could change in the future as GLP-1s win approval for new purposes, such as sleep apnea and fatty liver disease, which would put more pressure on health plans to cover them. Stay tuned for our coverage on the use of these drugs.
The model was developed by Google DeepMind, which researches and builds AI systems, and Isomorphic Labs, which explores applications of AI within drug development. Since AlphaFold 3 includes a broad group of biomolecules, it goes beyond the capabilities ofDeepMind announced AlphaFold 2 in 2020. The model has since been used by"millions" of researchers to develop cancer treatments, malaria vaccines and design enzymes, Google said.
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