Bundled payments with co-pay waivers creates surgical cost savings
Providing patients discounts for using medical providers that agree to charge one set price for expensive procedures, such as bariatric...
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Chinese researchers report pain-free microneedle patch to help with weight loss
By combining microneedle patches and nanomicelle encapsulation, researchers from the China Agricultural University, Beijing, China, have...
FDA grants Breakthrough Device Designation for Apollo’s Orbera Balloon for NASH treatment
Apollo Endosurgery has received a Breakthrough Device Designation from the FDA for the Orbera Intragastric Balloon, specifically for the...
Semaglutide plus intensive behavioural therapy showed triple weight loss vs placebo
A second study of the injectable anti-obesity medication, semaglutide, has confirmed the large weight losses reported in a study earlier...
PREVENT Study: Positive results of Avexitide in post-bariatric hypoglycaemia patients
Eiger BioPharmaceuticals has announced positive results from the Phase 2 PREVENT study of Avexitide in patients with severe...
GORE launches GORE Synecor Intraperitoneal Biomaterial in Europe, the Middle East And South Africa
W L Gore & Associates (Gore) has launched the GORE Synecor Intraperitoneal Biomaterial in Europe, the Middle East and South Africa. The...
SOS study: surgery effective against early-onset obesity
Bariatric surgery is effective for individuals who develop obesity by the age of 20, as for those who have developed obesity later in...
Body shape determines fat stigma for women
Scientists from Arizona State University and Oklahoma State University have reported that not all overweight and obesity body shapes are...
INSPIRE: Revita DMR plus GLP-1RA shows durable insulin-free glycaemic control
Outcomes form the investigator-initiated INSPIRE clinical trial, conducted in collaboration with Fractyl, have demonstrate that a...
Chinese people maybe more susceptible to obesity-related health risks
Chinese people are more likely to face high blood pressure and other health risks as a result of higher body mass index (BMI) and waist...
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