RYGB with BPL length ≥100cm results in better outcomesRoux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) with a biliopancreatic limb (BPL) length ≥100cm resulted in higher odds of achieving ≥ 25% total weight...
Risk of PPI use higher after LSG vs. LRYGBThe risk of initiating and continuing proton pump inhibitors (PPI) treatment was significantly higher after laparoscopic sleeve...
Journal Watch 24/7/2024Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
BMI as a measure of obesity and how this influences perceptions and patient careIn two new papers published in Annals of Internal Medicine, social justice and obesity experts weigh in on the Body Mass Index (BMI) and...
Positive Phase 1 data shows potential of CK-0045 to improve cardiometabolic risk factorsCytoki Pharma has revealed positive data from a Phase 1 study evaluating the safety, tolerability and pharmacokinetics of CK-0045, its...
Study finds increase in GLP-1RA prescriptions to treat obesity but reduced for T2DMAn investigation led by researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center and other institutions conducted a US-wide, population-based study to...