**Reddit Users Are Experimenting With an Unapproved Weight-Loss Drug. AI Found Something Surprising**
By University of Pennsylvania - Published on 19 October 2026
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 [...]
Read more: https://scitechdaily.com/reddit-users-are-experimenting-with-an-unapproved-weight-loss-drug-ai-found-something-surprising/
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