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At Roxborough Memorial Hospital in Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Krecioch has his hands full launching a program offering surgical interventions to treat obesity. One in three Philadelphians are living with obesity, putting them at higher risk of chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease, but these days fewer are seeking the bariatric surgical procedures long considered a leading medical treatment for the condition. "I'm trying to start a bariatric program at probably

The European Commission has granted final approval of a higher 7.2 mg maintenance dose of Wegovy (semaglutide) for adults who may need extra help losing weight. It is now approved in all 27 countries in the European Union. This gives doctors another option to help adults who need more weight loss after being on the 2.4 mg dose. The approval is based on a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency’s scientific committee (CHMP) on 12 December 2025. The approval means t

Extended pouch gastric bypass (EP-RYGB) results in slightly better weight loss outcomes and similar health-related quality of life (HRQoL) compared to standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (S-RYGB) five to nine years postoperatively, according to researchers from the Netherlands. Anatomy of the surgical procedures. S-RYGB Standard Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, EP-RYGB Extended pouch Roux-en-Y gastric bypass The researchers hypothesised that a narrow longer pouch could lead to better

By 2030, nearly half of all American adults will have obesity, according to a study by researchers from the University of Virginia School of Medicine. In every single state, researchers expect at least 35% of adults to have a body mass index of 30 or higher, the threshold that defines obesity. That prediction may come as a shock, as weight loss medications like Wegovy and Zepbound become more popular and more affordable. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have bee

Just over one in 10 deaths from a wide range of infectious diseases can be attributed to obesity worldwide, according to a major study led by a University College London (UCL) researcher. The study also reported people with obesity face a 70% higher risk of hospitalisation or death from an infection than those of a healthy weight. Obesity can increase the risk posed by many different infectious diseases, from flu and COVID-19 to stomach bugs and urinary tract infections, and

Researchers at the University of Exeter have quantified the role of obesity in common long-term conditions, showing for the first time the effect of losing weight in preventing multiple diseases. "We've long known that certain diseases often occur together, and also that obesity increases the risk of many diseases. This largescale study is the first to use genetics to quantify the role of obesity in causing diseases to occur in the same individuals,” explained study lead, Pro