Researchers at the Lund University Diabetes Centre (LUDC) and the Centre for Analysis and Synthesis (CAS) have for the first time studied the effects of the strict low-calorie diet and the operation separately, and the results show that the diet alone accounted for the greatest positive effect. The findings are described in the paper, ‘Metabolic Effects of Gastric Bypass Surgery - is it all about Calories?’, published in the journal Diabetes

Obalon Therapeutics has executed a consulting agreement with Blue Ox Healthcare Partners, a private equity firm focused on commercial-ready companies bringing technology enabled innovation to healthcare, especially those involved in precision health, healthcare delivery and affordability.

The Echelon Powered Stapler with Gripping Surface Technology (GST) reloads (Ethicon) was associated with a lower rate of bleeding-related complications compared to the Signia Stapling System with Tri-Staple (Medtronic) among patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, according to the first real-world evidence study comparing these two powered surgical stapling systems.

Researchers from Michigan Medicine team has providing new insights into why patients with severe hyperglycaemia may trigger worse outcomes in people infected with COVID-19. The researchers have developed a blood sugar management tool that may potentially reduce risk of secondary infections, kidney issues and intensive care stays in people with diabetes, prediabetes or obesity who get COVID-19. The reported their findings in the paper, ‘Managing Hyperglycemia in the COVID-19 Inflammatory Storm’, published in Diabetes.

A compound given as a dietary supplement to overweight but otherwise healthy people in a clinical trial caused many of the patients to lose weight, according to research by Oregon State University and Oregon Health & Science University. The research, ‘A Randomized Controlled Trial of Long-Term (R)-α-Lipoic Acid Supplementation Promotes Weight Loss in Overweight or Obese Adults without Altering Baseline Elevated Plasma Triglyceride Concentrations’, was published in The Journal of Nutrition.