Weight-Loss Drug Overdoses; Record Number of Retracted Studies; Yoga and Cadavers Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Dec 14, 2023
Stopping Tirzepatide Led to Weight Gain, Trial Shows But sustained treatment kept the pounds off Dec 13, 2023
USPSTF Draft Calls for Lifestyle Shift -- Not Meds -- for Kids With Obesity Behavioral interventions should be main approach; insufficient data to back pharmacologic therapy Dec 12, 2023
Cost Hurdles Can Keep Patients From Accessing GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Pharmacists can intervene to educate, assist with cost, two studies suggest Dec 05, 2023
Year in Review: Obesity 2023 highlights included new FDA approvals, more drugs in development, and a pivot away from BMI Dec 01, 2023
Live Shingles Vaccine and Waning Immunity; Semaglutide and CV Events Also in TTHealthWatch: sodium and blood pressure; aspirin and LVADs Nov 18, 2023 podcast
Want Lower Obesity Drug Costs? Medicare Holds the Key Medicare coverage will catalyze market competition Nov 17, 2023
Mall Doc Kiosks; Gaza Hospital Stormed; Rationing Semaglutide by Lifestyle Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by MedPage Today staff Nov 16, 2023
And for Wegovy's Next Trick, Full-Blown Cardiovascular Benefit Outside Diabetes Established weight loss and diabetes drug may extend reach to millions more Nov 11, 2023
Tirzepatide Wins FDA Approval for Weight Loss Drug also gets a new brand name, Zepbound, for its new indication Nov 08, 2023
Year in Review: Type 2 Diabetes New approvals, guidance on GLP-1s before surgery, and access issues led the news in 2023 Nov 01, 2023
Excessive Weight Gain in Pregnancy Tied to Earlier Death 50 years of data offer insight into cardiovascular, diabetes, and all-cause mortality Oct 25, 2023
Gestational Diabetes Exposure in Utero Linked to Brain Changes in Kids These changes may contribute to an increased risk of obesity in kids, researcher says Oct 18, 2023
Obesity Medication Type, Insurance Carrier Linked to Treatment Persistence Amount of weight lost by 6 months also played a role, according to a retrospective cohort study Oct 18, 2023
Virtual Obesity Treatment Program Led to Substantial Weight Loss in Real-World Study At 12 months, there was an average weight loss of 16.2%, with results sustained up to 24 months Oct 17, 2023
Certain Factors Predict Weight Regain After Big Losses But even "regainers" still kept off most of the weight Oct 17, 2023
Regaining Weight After Bariatric Surgery Did Not Lead to Excess Mortality Weight regainers had a similar incidence of mortality as weight-loss maintainers Oct 17, 2023
Semaglutide's Weight-Loss Benefit Also Seen in Patients on Antidepressants Those on antidepressants lost an average 11% to 19% of body weight across the four STEP trials Oct 16, 2023
Tirzepatide Has Huge Impact on Weight, Even After Loss From Lifestyle Change Trial participants lost over a fifth of their body weight atop diet, exercise-induced losses Oct 16, 2023
Mental Health Warning Signs in Latinx Kids Tied to Cardiometabolic Risks Signs of depression, anxiety in middle school linked with troubles by high school Oct 16, 2023
Surprising Link Between Weight Gain and RA Activity Hint: it's not the worsening you probably expected Oct 09, 2023
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 MedPage Today 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
