SOS: Lower risk of haematological cancer after bariatric surgeryBariatric surgery is associated with a reduced incidence of haematological cancer, specifically in women, according to the latest...
Genetics can predict and help improve outcomes after bariatric surgeryClinicians treating severe obesity have a new genetic tool for predicting and ultimately improving bariatric surgery outcomes, according...
Genetics can predict and help improve outcomes after bariatric surgeryClinicians treating severe obesity have a new genetic tool for predicting and ultimately improving bariatric surgery outcomes, according...
NICE draft guidance approves of ESG as an option to treat obesityThe UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued draft guidance stating that endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty...
European Medicines Agency to discuss anaesthesia risk for weight-loss drugsThe European Medicines Agency (EMA) will assess the risk that patients on weight loss drugs such as semaglutide and tirzepatide may...
Soleno reveals positive results from DCCR for Prader-Willi SyndromeSoleno Therapeutics has announced positive top-line results from the randomised withdrawal period of Study C602, a long-term treatment...
Women with obesity have worse menopause symptoms and get less relief from hormone therapyObesity may worsen a woman’s menopause symptoms and limit the amount of relief she gets from hormone therapy (HT), according to the...
Tirzepatide more effective in blood sugar control and body weight loss than semaglutideA new meta-analysis combining 22 studies shows that tirzepatide is superior to semaglutide for both control of blood sugar and in terms...
Journal Watch 27/09/2023Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Exercise-mimicking drug reduces weight and boosts muscle activity in miceA new kind of drug, known as ‘exercise mimetics’, has shown promising new in mice that could lead to the development of a new weight-loss...
Sleep apnoea multi-level surgery benefits patients when CPAP is not the answerPatients with moderate to severe sleep apnoea for people who failed to adapt or are not suited to continuous positive pressure airway...
TREO Foundation reveals 2023 ASMBS Research GrantsThe TREO Foundation, formerly the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation, has awarded two research...
ReShape Lifesciences signs license agreement with Biorad Medisys for Obalon Gastric BalloonReShape Lifesciences has signed an exclusive, royalty-bearing license agreement with Biorad Medysis (Biorad) to manufacture,...
22 states in the US have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%New population data from 2022 show 22 states have an adult obesity prevalence at or above 35%, compared to 19 states in 2021, according...