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Expanding access to anti-obesity medications delivers 13% return on investment for society
A USC Schaeffer Center white paper entitled, ‘Lifetime Social Returns From Expanding Access to Anti-Obesity Medication’, finds expanded...


Medicare and other insurance should cover obesity drugs
A large majority of older Americans feel that health insurance - including Medicare - should cover anti-obesity medications, according to...


Journal Watch 19/06/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


MBS more effective and durable than new AOMs and lifestyle intervention
Systematic reviews of medical literature between 2020 and 2024 show that bariatric and metabolic surgery produces the greatest and most...


Experts issue nutritional recommendations for patients treated with anti-obesity medications
Individuals treated with anti-obesity medications generally experience reduced appetite, which typically leads to reduced food intake. As...


Journal Watch 8/5/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Nearly two-thirds of people stop taking weight loss drugs due to side effects and cost
The majority of patients prescribed weight loss drugs for obesity stop taking them because of side effects and cost, according to the...


Lessons from insulin - curbing the price of novel diabetes and obesity medications
For years, Dr Kasia Lipska, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), has been advocating for...


76% of older adults think Medicare should cover obesity drugs
The vast majority of older adults - 83% - think health insurers should cover medications that can help people with obesity manage their...


Journal Watch 13/12/2023
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
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