Journal Watch 3/4/2024Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Health care professionals tackling childhood obesity need more training and resourcesHealth care professionals (HCPs) are feeling unable to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity due to a lack of training and...
Endoscopic BariTon™ implant intended to mimic sleeve gastrectomy and bypass surgeryIn February 2024, BariaTek Medical announced that it had successfully performed the first-in-human implant of the BariTon™, an...
Last patient receives Mizagliflozin in Phase 2 clinical study for the treatment of post-bariatric hypoglycaemiaVogenx has completed dosing of the last patient in its Phase 2 clinical study VGX-001-012 evaluating Mizagliflozin in patients diagnosed...
FDA Approves IDE study assessing Revita for weight maintenance after discontinuation of GLP-1The FDA has approved a pivotal Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to study the efficacy of Fractyl Health’s Revita system for...
Higher genetic risk of obesity means more exercise to lower risk compared to those of moderate or low genetic riskPersons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid having obesity,...
LSG and RYGB-induced upregulation of apoA-IV is beneficial for insulin secretion and energy expenditure2 days ago
Tirzepatide reduced sleep apnoea severity by up to nearly two-thirds in adults living with OSA and obesity2 days ago