GLP-1 combo therapy may unlock new benefits for psoriasis

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCould the pen in your fridge be doing something it never told you about? A new study says a popular weight-loss drug may be moonlighting.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorResearchers combined a GLP-1 drug with Taltz, a psoriasis treatment, and say the pairing may unlock new benefits for psoriasis patients.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorNew benefits. From a drug people take for something else entirely. Hank, that's how every thriller starts.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIt's how a lot of medicine goes. Drugs find second jobs.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBut here's the line that kept me up. The combination also showed increased inflammatory immune activity compared with Taltz alone.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorIncreased immune activity.

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   Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorYour immune system is awake, Hank, and it's angry, and it's in your refrigerator.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe story calls it promising, and it's a study, not a recall.

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   Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorNobody is telling you to do anything. My verdict is eat a sandwich.

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    Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorCan it be a worried sandwich?