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Semaglutide cuts risk of heart attack, stroke or death by 57% vs tirzepatide
Outcomes form the STEER real-world study have revealed that semaglutide 2.4 mg had 57% greater risk reduction for heart attack, stroke...


Mortality rates linked to obesity-related heart disease increase especially among men
The rate of deaths from ischemic heart disease related to obesity nearly tripled in the US over a two-decade span, according to research...


Pneumonia and respiratory causes the largest causes of long-term mortality after BMS
Pneumonia and respiratory causes were found to be the largest causes of long-term mortality after bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS),...


Obesity-related cardiovascular disease deaths tripled between 1999 and 2020
There has been a three-fold increase in obesity-related deaths from cardiovascular disease in the US between 1999 and 2020, according to...


New study finds increased risk from excess weight
Excess weight increased the risk of death from 22% to 91% - significantly more than previously believed - while the mortality risk of...


Significant reduction in mortality rates after bariatric surgery
A retrospective study with up to 40 years of follow up shows significant reductions in death rates from all causes and cause-specific...


Diabetics at almost double risk of death from Covid 19
People with diabetes were almost twice as likely to die with Covid 19 and almost three times as likely to be critically or severely ill...


European obesity epidemic linked to over 1.2 million annual deaths
The WHO has said that an "epidemic" of overweight and obesity rates are linked to over 1.2 million deaths annually across Europe, calling...


Bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and CV mortality
Researchers from The Netherlands have reported that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular (CV)...


Meta-analysis finds bariatric surgery has 0.08% mortality rate
Bariatric surgery has an overall 0.08% mortality rate with no statistically significant difference between overall, 30-day, 90-day or...
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