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Study links GLP-1 medicines to nail, hair and scalp problems
Key Takeaways
- The study compared 575 GLP-1 users with 1,329 people with obesity and/or type 2 diabetes who had not used the drugs.
- Thirty-nine percent of GLP-1 users reported nail detachment, compared with 9% of controls.
- Two-thirds of GLP-1 users reported at least one nail disorder, versus 53% of controls.
- The findings are an association presented at EADV 2026 and do not prove that GLP-1 medicines caused the symptoms.
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DT Editorial Team··via sciencedaily.com