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People prescribed GLP-1 medications are more likely to start and stop than most people assume, according to a study presented at ENDO 2026, the Endocrine Society's annual meeting in Chicago. "Our study asked two questions that haven't been well answered until now: How many people with type 2 diabetes taking GLP-1 medications actually stop using them? And how many restart them?" said Dr Sainikhil Sontha, a research associate at Boston University School of Public Health in Bost

A coalition of organisations from Switzerland have published, ‘Swiss Obesity Clinical Practice Guidelines’, which provide a structured, multidisciplinary framework for healthcare professionals. They form the new foundation for the treatment of obesity. “A key benefit of the guidelines is the explicitly required empathetic, non-stigmatising approach,” explained lead author, Professor Philipp Gerber of the Department of Endocrinology, Diabetology, and Clinical Nutrition, Unive

Metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) for teens with severe obesity is cost-effective over ten years, according to an analysis from Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, IL. While long-term clinical benefits of weight-loss surgery for eligible teens have been well established, and it is recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics, insurance coverage has been limited and few teens can take advantage of the surgery. This study strengthens the case for insur

The American Heart Association, the American College of Cardiology, the American Diabetes Association, the Obesity Association and the American Society of Nephrology, have developed the first-ever guideline aimed at preventing and managing cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) syndrome, an interconnected set of health conditions that significantly increase the risk of multiorgan complications and adverse cardiovascular outcomes. The recommendations have been developed to help

A study led Pennington Biomedical researchers highlights growing disparities in standard surgical care access for individuals with extreme obesity and Americans with the highest levels of obesity are undergoing fewer surgical procedures overall. These procedures include common operations like knee or hip replacement, hernia surgery, and surgery of the breast, prostate and colon – operations that are frequently done to treat cancer. “Understanding and addressing these disparit

Publication of the latest data from the National Bariatric Surgical Registry (NBSR) has demonstrated that in-hospital survival from metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is at least as good, if not better, than many common laparoscopic gastrointestinal procedures. Omar Khan Surgical data from metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) in England revealed an in-hospital mortality rate of 0.035% with three recorded in-hospital deaths from 8,454 procedures, between March 2023 and Apr