Are Obesity Drugs for Adolescents Cost-Effective? Despite the effectiveness of these medications, costs are a major barrier Sep 30, 2023
MedPod Today: Big Medical Bill; GLP-1 Agonist Plateau; Grateful Patient Fundraising ·¬ΗΡΙηΗψ reporters offer further insights on these recently covered topics Sep 29, 2023 podcast
FDA Adds Intestinal Blockage Reports to Ozempic Labeling Joins other approved GLP-1 receptor agonists in noting the potential adverse reaction Sep 28, 2023
The GLP-1 Agonist Plateau No One's Talking About Weight stabilization is no surprise to specialists, but for patients it's more complicated Sep 22, 2023
Over One-Third of Adults in 22 States Have Obesity, CDC Says No states hit this threshold a decade ago Sep 22, 2023
Is Being a Night Owl Unhealthy? CRC Screening Not Recommended Enough Also in TTHealthWatch: CVD death and obesity Sep 16, 2023 podcast
Weight-Loss Surgery Tied to Lower Blood Cancer Risk in Women Consider surgery for primary prevention in people with obesity, researchers suggest Sep 15, 2023
'Big Win' for Anti-Obesity Medication in Heart Failure Semaglutide led to meaningful reductions in symptoms, weight in patients with obesity and HFpEF Aug 29, 2023 video
Clinically Significant Weight Loss Uncommon for Most Overweight Adults Only one in 10 with overweight or obesity achieve 5% or greater weight loss each year Aug 07, 2023
Unexplained Heart Enlargement May Be Causing Sudden Deaths in Obesity Increased ventricular mass without the usual etiologies of heart disease was noted Jul 28, 2023
Trial Supports GLP-1 After Underwhelming Metabolic Surgery Helped more patients achieve clinically significant weight loss Jul 27, 2023
Gastric Bypass Surgery Tied to Higher Risk of Substance Use Disorder Prior findings from same cohort showed link between alcohol use disorder and bariatric surgery Jul 21, 2023
'Overweight' BMI Not Tied to Higher Risk of Death, U.S. Data Suggest Though clear link seen for BMIs of 30 and above Jul 07, 2023
Medical Spending Higher for Kids Outside Healthy Weight Limits Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018 Jul 03, 2023
ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying Jun 30, 2023
Yet Another Injectable Combo Achieves Near 15% Weight Loss in Trial But GI side effects higher than other comparable anti-obesity agents Jun 27, 2023
BMI Alone Falling Out of Favor as a Way to Assess Healthy Weight Tool is still useful, but should be used in concert with other measures, experts suggest Jun 27, 2023
When Wegovy Doesn't Work for Weight Loss Some people just don't respond; others have such severe side effects they need to stop Jun 27, 2023
Semaglutide Plus Cagrilintide Reduced Blood Sugar, Weight in T2D Once-weekly CagriSema reduced body weight more than either agent alone Jun 27, 2023
High-Dose Semaglutide Pill Just as Effective as Wegovy for Weight Loss Another study showed two high doses were better at reducing HbA1c vs a 14-mg dose Jun 27, 2023
Novel Triple Agonist Nabs Biggest Weight Loss Yet in Obesity Trial Plus, two other studies on retatrutide show benefit in type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease Jun 26, 2023
Near 15% Weight Loss With Novel Oral GLP-1 RA in Phase II Obesity Trial Daily orforglipron also lowered HbA1c in type 2 diabetes Jun 24, 2023
ENDO 2023 Roundup: More Imcivree Data; Statement on Aging; Novel Hypoparathyroid Tx Some more highlights from the Endocrine Society's annual meeting Jun 20, 2023
Breast Cancer Drugs May Weaken Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs Survivors on aromatase inhibitors lost significantly less weight Jun 18, 2023
Clinicians: Pay Attention to Body Image Concerns in Patients With PCOS The first step is "acknowledging it, supporting, and listening," researcher says Jun 18, 2023
BMI vs Body Fat Percentage: Measures Conflict When Classifying Obesity Clinicians should not rely solely on BMI for measuring obesity, researcher says Jun 16, 2023
High-Dose Leptin Reversed Severe Genetic Obesity in Two Patients Metreleptin doses several times higher than recommended brought weight down to near normal Jun 14, 2023
Better Weight Outcomes for Kids With Family-Based Approach in Primary Care Program worked better than usual care, but was less effective than expected Jun 13, 2023
Could Semaglutide Help Curb Addictive Behaviors? Many unanswered questions should elicit attention and caution, experts say Jun 02, 2023
Is Berberine Really 'Nature's Ozempic'? An obesity medicine specialist shares his insights on the new social media craze Jun 02, 2023
FDA Warns on Certain Forms of Compounded Semaglutide Some products may not contain the same active ingredient as the approved drugs Jun 01, 2023
Bariatric Surgery in Kids With Obesity Becoming More Common Increased rates observed after a 2019 policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics May 30, 2023
What Happens When We Classify Kids' Weight as a 'Disease'? The AAP obesity guidelines stand to worsen stigma and mental health May 27, 2023
Can 'Survivor' Teach Us Something About Health and Weight Loss? Researchers could learn from studying the outcomes May 26, 2023
Quarter of Wegovy-Treated Teens With Obesity Return to Normal Weight Overall, nearly half dropped below threshold for obesity May 17, 2023
Weighing the Consequences of Weight-Loss Drugs We need more discussion of the potential harms May 12, 2023
Insulin Resistance Risk Much Higher for Kids With Obesity Waist-to-hip-ratio, waist circumference can aid in predicting IR, researcher says May 07, 2023
Higher BMI Tied to Other Severe Respiratory Infections Too Along with COVID, increased risks seen with upper and lower respiratory tract infections May 02, 2023
Patients Shed 15% of Body Weight With Tirzepatide, Drugmaker Says With findings from SURMOUNT-2, Eli Lilly plans to finish FDA submission Apr 27, 2023
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery More Effective Than Lifestyle Change for NASH Roux-en-Y bypass or sleeve gastrectomy resolved NASH without exacerbating liver fibrosis Apr 26, 2023
