For what is anticipated to be a limited set of customers whose clinical needs cannot be met using the increasingly varied set of commercially available FDA-approved GLP-1s, Hims & Hers plans to offer access to compounded GLP-1s if a provider determines that a compounded product is clinically necessary
The practical differences often come down to individual tolerance, availability, insurance coverage, and the specific indication (diabetes versus obesity)
Last reviewed: May 19, 2026 Last updated: May 19, 2026 Written by: Jay Hastings, CEO of PlexusDx Jay Hastings is the CEO of PlexusDx, a precision health company focused on genetic testing, blood biomarker insights, and personalized wellness recommendations
(FWIW, this is the same reason people lose hair after having a baby: The stress of birth, particularly the hormone changes, triggers shedding.) You normally lose anywhere from 50 to 150 hairs per day, and with telogen effluvium that amount can double
HB-EGF and EGF infusion following CNS demyelination mitigates age-related decline in regeneration of oligodendrocytes from neural precursor cells originating in the ventricular-subventricular zone