Time to Rethink BMI Cutoff for Bariatric Surgery? The point isn't weight loss, researcher argues, but treatment for diabetes, hypertension, and other comorbidities Nov 06, 2019
Why the Lower Risk of Prostate Cancer in Men With Diabetes? Findings from large cohort study do not support one leading hypothesis, researchers say Nov 06, 2019
Meal Replacement Upped Weight Loss for Obese Postmenopausal Women Caveat, though, that benefits came at price of bone loss, study finds Oct 30, 2019
The 'Bedtime Snack' for Inmates With Diabetes Where do they get the idea that it's standard medical care? Oct 24, 2019
Bariatric Surgery May Compromise Mental Health Patients with psychiatric history saw higher rate of repeat presentations Sep 26, 2019
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Better Cardiometabolic Health Down the Road Improvements beyond risk factor reduction in patients with T2D and obesity Sep 02, 2019
Osteoporosis Drug Wins; Tramadol and Blood Sugar News and commentary from the endocrinology world Aug 30, 2019
Body Shape vs BMI as Risk Predictor in Women Bathroom scale "is not everything," experts say Jul 24, 2019
Oral Misoprostol Tied to More C-Sections vs Vaginal Misoprostol But generally similar secondary maternal, neonatal outcomes Jun 12, 2019
Weight Loss With Metformin Maintained at 15 Years But magnitude was modest versus lifestyle intervention Apr 22, 2019
Drug Shows Promise in Treating NASH Obeticholic acid improves fibrosis in interim phase III data Apr 11, 2019
Cirrhosis 'Turning Point' in Fatty Liver Progression Most patients identified with decompensated event, real-world study finds Apr 11, 2019
Study Weighs in on Best Revision for Failed Roux-en-Y Bypass Study backs endoscopic gastrojejunostomy when bypass fails long-term Apr 05, 2019
Nausea After Bariatric Surgery Tied to Worse Outcomes Researcher calls for standardized postoperative therapy regimen Apr 05, 2019
Ideal Body Weight Calculators for Kids Often Disagree Study compared five common methods for determining obesity in children Apr 01, 2019
ENDO 2019 Roundup: Opioids, Obesity, and More Other noteworthy research presented at The Endocrine Society annual meeting Mar 27, 2019
More Love for 'Cuddle Hormone' as Obesity Tx Imaging-based study shows success with intranasal oxytocin spray in overweight/obese men Mar 26, 2019
HIV Exposure in Womb Tied to Metabolic Disease in Later Life Upped risk for immune dysfunction as well, possibly due to inflammation Mar 25, 2019
Two Knees at Once: More Clarity on Pluses and Minuses Surgeons say it's feasible in even severely obese patients, but beware of complications Mar 19, 2019
Race Plays a Role in Weight-Loss Surgery Outcomes Short-term and long-term outcomes after bariatric surgery differs between blacks and white Mar 12, 2019
Racial Differences Persist for Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Complication rates lower for white versus black patients Mar 07, 2019
Sugary Drinks May Up Disability in MS But overall diet quality not associated with disability status Mar 05, 2019
Extra Pounds May Boost Stroke Survival Study adds to literature supporting obesity paradox Mar 04, 2019
Morning Exercise Lowers Blood Pressure Adding a few minutes of walking throughout the day also helps, trial shows Feb 22, 2019
Body Weight and Heart Disease; New Osphena Indication; Tofu and Appetite News and commentary from the endocrinology world Feb 01, 2019
Which Bariatric Surgery Needs Most Revisions Over the Decades? Long-term analysis compared banding, vertical banded gastroplasty, and gastric bypass Jan 03, 2019
MRI Proving Cost-Effective for Tracking Liver Fat But it's not ready to replace biopsy for assessing advanced disease Jan 02, 2019
Metabolic Surgery Prevails for Mortality, CV-Risk Reduction in T2D Macrovascular complications, CV mortality reduced more with surgery than medical therapy alone Nov 15, 2018
IBT Plus Liraglutide Boosts Weight Loss in Obese Patients Adding pharmacotherapy also led to beneficial changes in appetite Nov 15, 2018
Race, Clinical Factors Predict Weight Gain After Roux-en-Y African Americans, nonusers of pharmacotherapy more likely to experience regain Nov 14, 2018
Bariatric Surgery Outcomes Vary According to Obesity Subtype Researchers identified four separate classes of obesity Nov 14, 2018
Low-Carb Diet Wins for Weight Maintenance Metabolic effect may improve success of obesity treatment Nov 14, 2018
Heart Benefit with Dulaglutide; New Hot Flash Therapy; Diabetes Risks in Women News and commentary from the endocrinology world Nov 09, 2018
Time to Question Obesity-Based Cutoffs in Kidney Transplantation? Study finds outcomes non-inferior to patients with BMI 35 and under Oct 29, 2018
Dual GIP/GLP-1 Agonist Succeeds in T2D Trial Novel diabetes treatment improved HbA1c, aided in weight loss Oct 05, 2018
Weight Loss Drug Helped Prevent Diabetes in Overweight People Lorcaserin lowered T2D risk in those with normoglycemia, prediabetes Oct 04, 2018
Amputation, the Quick and Durable Way to Shed Pounds Nobody's going to regain THAT weight Sep 27, 2018
Robots and Surgery; Alcohol and Death: It's PodMed Double T! This week's topics include Parkinson's disease and metabolic syndrome, lorcaserin and heart problems, the global burden of alcohol related disease, and robotic surgery costs. Sep 01, 2018 podcast
