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Weight loss drugs like Ozempic bring health gains, but at what costs to relationships? Couples must face new challenges as eating habits, routines, and identities change.

Weight loss drugs are reshaping relationships

Weight loss drugs like Ozempic bring health gains, but at what costs to relationships? Couples must face new challenges as eating habits, routines, and identities change.

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Clinical psychology professor Lisa Miller explores the science behind spirituality and religiosity.

The power of a spiritual life; the links between mental health and spirituality

Clinical psychology professor Lisa Miller explores the science behind spirituality and religiosity.

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