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Used needles from GLP-1 medications create risk for sanitation workers, FDOH officials say

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Florida health officials warn that improper disposal of needles from GLP-1 weight-loss medications poses a safety risk to sanitation workers.

GLP-1 drugs have helped millions of people lose weight, but the way they are disposed of has become a new danger affecting sanitation workers. Needles...

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