Pig & Penguin Wellness

06/10/2026

I just learned about the new Medicare GLP1 Bridge Program, coming on July 1! Under this program, people with Medicare Part D benefits can apply for prior authorization for GLP1s for weight loss and pay only $50 per month from July 2026 through December 2027.

Millions of people with Medicare will soon be eligible to get discounted GLP-1 drugs for weight loss. Here's how it will work.

06/02/2026

I recently read "Hunger" by Roxane Gay. I cannot recommend it enough. It was beautiful and powerful and dark and moving. I highly recommend it, but it is dark and hard to read.

05/10/2026

To celebrate David Attenborough's 100th birthday, might I suggest giving forest bathing a try? It is a wonderful way to enjoy nature all around us, even in urban settings, and it has great health benefits.

Happy birthday, Sir. I hope to be more like you when I grow up. 🥰

100 years of Sir David Attenborough"I’ve been lucky enough to live through the golden age of natural history filmmaking. I’ve enjoyed every minute of it."Hap...

05/08/2026

I recently finished "Why We Sleep" by Matthew Walker and didn't make time to pay a cure picture here about it. It is a great book and I'm glad so many people harassed me into reading it. I thoroughly recommend it. 😴🌙

05/05/2026

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04/21/2026

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04/18/2026

At the Your Weight Matters conference and loving it! ♥️😁🎉

04/17/2026

At the OHSU Annual Women's Health Care conference. It's really good! I'm impressed and trying to gather lots of useful pearls. 🩺💃

04/10/2026

Here's another article on Eli Lilly's new pill Foundayo. Something I forgot to point out in my last post, Foundayo does not need to be taken fasting which provides more flexibility than Wegovy pill which some people may appreciate.

The daily pill called Foundayo got a fast track through the Food and Drug Administration. It will compete with the pill form of Wegovy as an alternative to obesity drugs given by injection.

04/05/2026

The concept of “prediabetes” may be on its way out. Some experts are proposing a shift to staging type 2 diabetes instead, arguing that the current label can be misleading and may delay more proactive treatment. A stage-based approach could better reflect disease progression and encourage earlier intervention. https://mdsc.pe/3O4aXmi