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GLP-1RAs may lead to increased risk of aspiration pneumonia following endoscopy
People who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs)...


Journal Watch 27/3/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Bariatric surgery alleviates electrocardiographic abnormalities
Bariatric surgeries can correct abnormal R wave progression and resolve QT dispersion in morbidly obese patients, according to...


Medications for type 2 diabetes and weight loss poorly prescribed
Three independent, preliminary research studies have found that new type 2 diabetes and weight-loss medications are often not prescribed...


GLP-1s do not increase aspiration or pneumonia in surgery patients
There is no association between prescription glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) agonist medications and increased risk of aspiration or...


Journal Watch 20/3/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Entera Bio reveals data for oral GLP-2 peptide for short bowel syndrome patients
Entera Bio has revealed positive pharmacokinetic results from its collaborative research combining a proprietary long acting GLP-2...


Nasal spray may reduce severity of sleep apnoea
Australian researchers have discovered that a bedtime nasal spray has the potential to reduce the severity of obstructive sleep apnoea...


Middle-age obesity may be caused by changes in the shapes of neurons in the brain, impacting the role of MC4Rs
Middle-age obesity is caused by age-related changes in the shape of neurons in the hypothalamus, a region of the brain that controls...


Metabolic surgery results in cardiometabolic improvements in people with severe obesity
Patients who underwent metabolic surgery had significant improvements in cardiometabolic health, according to researchers from Vanderbilt...
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