Obesity
Conference Coverage
Affording the cost of new obesity drugs? We can’t afford not to
“Patient happiness and self-esteem are hard to measure and capture as cost impacts. We need to also add carbon dioxide effects and transportation...
Commentary
The biggest mistake we could make with obesity drugs
Too often lost in news stories about the success of obesity drugs like tirzepatide and semaglutide is that research study participants also...
Commentary
10 ways docs sabotage their patients’ weight loss journeys
Stopping medications for obesity when weight is lost. Do you also stop blood pressure medications when they normalize a patient’s blood pressure...
Feature
Few patients with BMI of 30-35 get bariatric surgery
The main reason that more patients with lower BMIs are not being offered surgery is related to insurance coverage and reimbursement, one expert...
Commentary
Does rapid weight loss from GLP-1s decrease muscle mass?
Providers prescribing medications like GLP-1 agonists to treat obesity must also counsel patients about incorporating aerobic exercise and...
Conference Coverage
Setmelanotide offers significant, long-lasting weight loss
Melanotide is being tested with respect to other mutations responsible for severe obesity, raising hopes that it will soon be indicated for use in...
Commentary
Has the time come to bury BMI in favor of other screening measures?
While BMI is a quick and inexpensive means to assess obesity, by itself it lacks the necessary components for an accurate diagnosis.
From the Journals
One type of bariatric surgery betters IBD outcomes
Previous studies have shown that bariatric surgery is safe for people with IBD, but there have been few long-term data on whether the weight loss...
Feature
Can berberine live up to the claim that it’s ‘nature’s Ozempic’?
The National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health issued a warning...
Latest News
Evidence weighed for suicide/self-harm with obesity drugs
“It is not yet clear whether the reported cases are linked to the medicines themselves or to the patients’ underlying conditions or other factors...
Latest News
Weighing childhood obesity interventions
The long-term effects of these new agents on children and teens are poorly understood, and both medication and surgery are associated with...