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Sue Johanson, Canada’s favorite sex educator, dies at 93 – National | globalnews.ca

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How a Canadian Scientist and a Venomous Lizard Helped Pave the Way for Ozempic - National | globalnews.ca

Sue Johanson, Canada’s most loved and celebrated sex educator, has died. She was 93 years old. Johanson first rose to prominence in Canada with her radio and television shows, both titled Sunday night sex show. An American spin-off followed, called Talk about sex with Sue Johanson.

How a Canadian Scientist and a Venomous Lizard Helped Pave the Way for Ozempic – National | globalnews.ca

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How a Canadian Scientist and a Venomous Lizard Helped Pave the Way for Ozempic - National | globalnews.ca

In 1984, Dr. Daniel Drucker, an endocrinologist at the University of Toronto, discovered a hormone in the human gut that helped pave the way for popular diabetes drugs like Novo Nordisks Ozempic and Wegovy. It’s called a glucagon-like peptide (GLP-1) and its function is to regulate blood sugar levels and suppress appetite. “The early discoveries … Read more