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Popularity of GLP-1s among privately insured patients may worsen disparities
Publicly insured US individuals who are most likely to benefit from new drugs for diabetes and obesity are less likely to get them than...


Surging US medical costs have employers taking a hard look at the return on investment
Only about half of US employers (52%) say they effectively manage healthcare costs, according to Gallagher's 2024 US Physical & Emotional...

Roche’s oral GLP-1 receptor agonist CT-996 has weight loss of -6.1% within four weeks
Roche has reported positive topline results from two arms of an ongoing multi-part Phase I clinical trial for CT-996, an investigational,...


AI analysis finds huge public interest in GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and mental health benefits
Using a large language models (LLMs) to analyse over 391,000 unique discussions related to glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor...


Harnessing network of CNS proteins could increase effectiveness of GLP-1s
A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of...

Journal Watch 10/7/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...

Most Americans do not use GLP-1s long enough to see meaningful weight-loss
The largest study to date has reported that despite the explosion in demand for GLP-1s, 58% of patients discontinue use before reaching a...


Pre-operative use of GLP-1s may reduce post-bariatric complications
A combination of GLP-1 agonists taken before metabolic and bariatric surgery may help patients with extreme obesity lower the risk of...

Journal Watch 5/06/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs are effective but come with complex concerns
Although glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are highly effective for weight management and Type 2 diabetes treatment,...
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