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IFSO Bariatric Endoscopy Committee endorses endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty as an effective and valuable treatment for obesity

The IFSO Bariatric Endoscopy Committee has endorsed endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) as an effective and valuable treatment for...

IFSO Bariatric Endoscopy Committee endorses endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty as an effective and valuable treatment for obesity

Coffee time with Mr Abuchi Okaro

Bariatric News spoke to the current President of Bariatric, Metabolic Surgeons Society of Nigeria (BMSSN), Mr Abuchi Okaro (a consultant...

IFSO Bariatric Endoscopy Committee endorses endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty as an effective and valuable treatment for obesity

BMS may help reduce heart failure-related risk factors

Multisociety clinical practice guidance says most patients can continue GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs before surgery

Research

GLP-1 RAs found to shrink heart muscle in mice and human cells

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) may be associated with shrinking the human heart and other muscles, according to a...

Ingestible capsule pumps drugs directly into the walls of the GI tract

Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and Novo Nordisk researchers have developed an ingestible capsule that releases a burst of...

Tracking leptin pulse patterns offers a potential clue to understanding obesity

Researchers at NYU Tandon School of Engineering have utilised a probabilistic physiological modelling approach to investigate the pulse...

ESSENCE trial: Semaglutide 2.4mg demonstrates statistically significant and superior improvements with in people with MASH

Results from part 1 of the ongoing Phase 3 ESSENCE trial - evaluating the effect of once-weekly subcutaneous semaglutide 2.4mg on liver...

RESET: Epitomee's drug-free oral hydrogel capsule reduces TBW by at least 5% at 24 weeks

Epitomee Medical has reported that outcomes from the RESET study have revealed the total body weight for patients who received the...

GT Metabolic Solutions carries out the first magnetic compression anastomosis cases in the US with the linear magnet technology - the MagDI System

GT Metabolic Solutions has completed the first magnetic compression anastomosis cases in the US using the MagDI System, the procedures...

Journal Watch 20/11/2024

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

Coffee time with Mr Abuchi Okaro

Bariatric News spoke to the current President of Bariatric, Metabolic Surgeons Society of Nigeria (BMSSN), Mr Abuchi Okaro (a consultant...

MyPhenome test can predict future weight gain

Phenomix Sciences has announced the findings from new research conducted at Mayo Clinic and presented at ObesityWeek 2024, which...

GLP-1 RAs show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) continue to show cardiovascular benefits beyond weight loss, according to several...

GLP-1 RAs may be effective in helping people drink less alcohol

A study led by researchers at the University of Nottingham has found that glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists use (GLP-1 RAs) may...

260 million people in the US predicted to be living with overweight or obesity by 2050

The total number of US children and adolescents with overweight and obesity is expected to reach 43.1 million by 2050 (an additional 6.74...

Industry

GT Metabolic Solutions carries out the first magnetic compression anastomosis cases in the US with the linear magnet technology - the MagDI System

Endevica Bio spins off new company Abisati to develop weight loss drug

GT Metabolic's MagDI System for side-to-side DI anastomosis to "revolutionise industry" after FDA approval

FDA grants De Novo approval for Distalmotion’s Dexter Surgical Robot for adult inguinal hernia repair

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32nd European Congress on Obesity

13th Congress of IFSO-EC

5th London International Bariatric Surgery Symposium

XXVIII IFSO World Congress

16th BOMSS Annual Scientific Meeting

3rd IFSO MENAC & 20th ESBS 2024 Meeting

Sixth IBC Oxford University World Congress 2025

9th IFSO-APC and 22nd OSSICON meeting

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