Reddit Users Are Experimenting With an Unapproved Weight-Loss Drug. AI Found Something Surprising
An AI analysis of nearly 150,000 Reddit posts and comments offers the first systematic look at symptoms people attribute to gray-market retatrutide, showing how social media could guide drug safety research. People are buying unapproved versions of retatrutide, a next-generation GLP-1 weight-loss drug, and sharing their experiences on Reddit before the drug has received approval
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- Health
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- AI & gadgets
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- Scitechdaily
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- university of pennsylvania
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- Tuesday, 20 October 2026, 3:45 am IST
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