Features Editor · Editorial staff
Maeve Castellucci
Edits the publication's service journalism on medically supervised weight solutions and assigns its reader-question pieces.
10 stories by Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsGLP-1 Medications and Your Other Prescriptions: an Absorption Audit You Can Run Yourself
Slowed gastric emptying is the mechanism behind most of what a GLP-1 does to appetite, and it is the same mechanism that changes how every pill you swallow gets absorbed. For most drugs that does not matter. For a specific short list, it does.
· Maeve Castellucci
Cost & AccessThe GLP-1 Price Report: What Semaglutide and Tirzepatide Actually Cost in 2026
We compiled 2026 cash prices for Wegovy, Zepbound, Ozempic, and compounded GLP-1s. The list price and the price you pay differ by a factor of ten, and the cheapest option is about to disappear.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsMissed a GLP-1 dose? The rules for getting back on schedule
A skipped weekly injection has clear rules, and they differ by medication. Here is what the labels say about catching up, why doubling up is never the answer, and when a longer gap means calling your prescriber.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsStoring your GLP-1 at home: refrigeration, expiry, and pen care
These are fragile biologic drugs, and a few storage habits protect both the medication and the money you spent on it.
· Maeve Castellucci
Cost & AccessThe long-term cost math of GLP-1 treatment
The real question is not the monthly price but what staying on versus stopping costs over years.
· Maeve Castellucci
Cost & AccessGLP-1 cost and insurance: a plain guide to paying for treatment
List prices are eye-watering, but coverage, savings cards, and a few strategies can change what you actually pay.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsMicrodosing GLP-1s: the evidence behind low-dose protocols
Low-dose GLP-1 protocols are popular online, but the science behind them is thinner than the marketing suggests.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsCompounded vs. brand-name semaglutide: what to know
Compounded semaglutide is often cheaper, but it comes with real trade-offs in oversight, consistency, and legality.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsSemaglutide vs. tirzepatide: how the two leading drugs compare
A clear-eyed look at how the two best-known weight-loss drugs differ in mechanism, results, side effects, and cost.
· Maeve Castellucci
The MedicationsMedical weight loss in the GLP-1 era
A new class of medications has changed the conversation, here is the honest picture.
· Maeve Castellucci