Personal account of @allurionceo | Dad, husband, Pittsburgh sports, obsessed with treating obesity

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I do 90% of my obesity talk on @allurionceo. Drop me a follow there but stay tuned here as well for some of my more personal takes!
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Great sitting down with @ManOnThePen to discuss $ALUR. Rapid but durable weight loss is the future. Big things on the horizon!
$ALUR $LLY $NVO What @allurionceo and @alluriontech are working on in the obesity space is super exciting as a slow responder to #GLP1 therapies. Learn more about what they are doing and why they’re getting so many excited in the obesity space in this interview with their CEO Shantanu Gaur.
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Exceptional reporting from @annikakimc on why 2026 is the year of obesity pills. As oral GLP-1s from $NVO and $LLY launch and expand, I believe the $ALUR Smart Capsule could benefit massively. Millions who will start and stop oral GLP-1s, regain their weight, and seek out alternatives. Even more will struggle at high doses with side effects, muscle loss, and other issues. Imagine pairing the rapid weight loss of the Smart Capsule with the durable weight maintenance of a low dose of oral GLP-1s. We are bringing that combination therapy vision to life at $ALUR to deliver rapid but durable results for our patients. If 2026, is the year of obesity pills, then I believe $ALUR has a bright future ahead. cnbc.com/2026/01/10/2026-is-…
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From my vantage point at $ALUR, the obesity space is ripe for partnership and a focus on combination therapy. GLP-1 costs and durability are major issues and new entrants will feel compelled to stand out from the crowd. medcitynews.com/2026/01/the-…
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🌟 As we look forward to 2026, we're shifting the conversation from "how much weight did you lose?" to "what kind of weight did you lose?" and validating our combination approach to obesity care. ONWARD! $ALUR
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This is what bringing a fugitive to justice looks like. For more than a decade, Maduro and his Cartel de los Soles moved tons of lethal drugs into the United States and into New York, and profited from poisoning New Yorkers. During my time as a federal prosecutor, I was part of the team that pursued Maduro's lieutenants and know from that experience how brutal and lethal his operation was. For years, I and many others had hoped to see Maduro arrested after he was indicted in 2020. President Trump deserves credit for the bold decision to take this narco-terrorist off the world stage. Maduro's arrest is great news for New Yorkers and great news for the world, and I look forward to seeing him face justice in a New York courtroom. Congratulations to our brave law enforcement officers and military forces for effectuating a flawless arrest.
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Merry Christmas to all of you and your loved ones! 🎄
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This is precisely what happened to Democrats when the far left took over the party. Republicans would be wise to eradicate this type of identity politics immediately. Nip it in the bud!
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This is the problem with Fuentes. He would rather let the communist Democrats who want to kill conservatives and their families into office, than vote for a small government constitutional conservative because he’s the son of immigrants.
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The Steelers have finished .500 or better for an NFL-record 22-straight seasons, with Mike Tomlin responsible for 19 of them. Tomlin inherited the standard, and elevated it 😤
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22 Dec 2025
THE KID STANDS ALONE 😤 Sidney Crosby surpasses Mario Lemieux for the most career points in Pittsburgh Penguins history (1,724) 🐧
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If this isn't a rallying cry for the future of the Republican Party, I don't know what is. Beautiful remarks by Vivek at AmFest.
Here’s what I ask of young conservatives: don’t be victims. Don’t act like the left. There’s a better way. My full unedited remarks at AmFest, in honor of Charlie.
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Proud to be supporting Saritha's campaign. She fearlessly speaks the truth and will be a great Attorney General.
We are building a campaign that can win this race, and I’m thrilled with our initial support!
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Big Ben on the Browns: “I get a card every year for Father’s Day from them.” 😂😂 #steelers 🎥Almost Athletes
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Parents encourage or let their kids opt into disability diagnosis because it seems like there’s little downside: more time on tests, better chances at college admissions, optional performance enhancing drugs, accommodations of all types. I can’t stress this enough: the consequence is your child’s character. Many kids genuinely believe they’re sick or that there’s something wrong with them. You tell a girl she seems anxious, she’ll believe she’s anxious. You tell a boy he has a true disability in the form of ADHD and he starts thinking creativity or day dreaming is a deficiency. You can gaslight people into believing they’re sick, and we have entire systems and institutions encouraging this. We’ve convinced young people it’s fine to be weak and frail, when we should be doing the opposite: convincing them they’re resilient, independent, strong people who can handle any challenge. If there’s one thing I believe as a parent, it’s that you can will your children into greatness. Society will encourage them to do the opposite, but you don’t have to comply.
This is a great piece with some mind-boggling statistics. - At Brown and Harvard, more than 20% of undergraduates are registered as disabled - At Amherst: more than 30 percent - At Stanford: nearly 40 percent Soon, many of these schools "may have more students receiving [disability] accommodations than not, a scenario that would have seemed absurd just a decade ago." As students and their parents have recognized the benefits of claiming disability—extended time on tests, housing accommodations, etc—the rates of disability at colleges, and especially at elite colleges, has exploded. America used to stigmatize disability too severely. Now elite institutions reward it too liberally. It simply does not make any sense to have a policy that declares half of the students at Stanford cognitively disabled and in need of accommodations.
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I have tried and failed for a decade to capture this view in #Pittsburgh, and this morning I was finally able to. In this scene, the Duquesne Incline passes above the train tracks right as a Norfolk Southern train was going underneath it. Can't believe my luck that it worked out.
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We need to teach our kids to be resilient, not game the system with made-up disabilities.
This is a great piece with some mind-boggling statistics. - At Brown and Harvard, more than 20% of undergraduates are registered as disabled - At Amherst: more than 30 percent - At Stanford: nearly 40 percent Soon, many of these schools "may have more students receiving [disability] accommodations than not, a scenario that would have seemed absurd just a decade ago." As students and their parents have recognized the benefits of claiming disability—extended time on tests, housing accommodations, etc—the rates of disability at colleges, and especially at elite colleges, has exploded. America used to stigmatize disability too severely. Now elite institutions reward it too liberally. It simply does not make any sense to have a policy that declares half of the students at Stanford cognitively disabled and in need of accommodations.
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RT @allurionceo: One of the many reasons combination therapy with $ALUR and low doses of GLP-1s makes sense is to mitigate side effects of…
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RT @allurionceo: Proud to see the World Health Organization embrace an ecosystem approach to the treatment of obesity inclusive of behavior…
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