ASMBS issues updated LAGB management consensus statement
The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has published a consensus statement on laparoscopic adjustable gastric...
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UK launches first digital support tool for NHS Tier 3 Weight Management Services to tackle obesity
W8Buddy (WeightBuddy), a new digital support tool that can help patients achieve clinically meaningful weight loss has been launched by...
Prevalence of obesity varies significantly among Asian American subgroups
A cross-sectional study of more than 70,000 Asian Americans has found that the prevalence of obesity in Asian American subgroups varies...
Large variations in life expectancy for T2DM across 23 countries
A team of international researchers have reported large variations in life expectancy for type 2 diabetics across 23 high-income...
Bariatric surgery patients could have a higher risk of epilepsy
Researchers from the Western University in London, Canada, have reported that patients with a history of bariatric surgery were at...
SURPASS-4 trial: Tirzepatide slows rate of eGFR decline and reduces UACR in T2DM patients
An analysis of the SURPASS-4 trial has reported that type 2 diabetics with high cardiovascular risk who took resulted in a slowed the...
‘Personal fat threshold’ explains the development and remission of T2DM
Everyone has a "personal fat threshold," which if exceeded, will allow type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) to develop, even if they are of a...
Analysis of STEP clinical trials shows semaglutide more than halves risk of T2DM
The risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is more than halved by weekly injections of new obesity drug semaglutide, according to...
Semaglutide is clinically effective for weight loss at three and six months
Researchers from the Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN and the Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, FL, have reported findings from a cohort study that...
Intraoperative ICG testing can determine post-LSG leaks
Intraoperative indocyanine green (ICG) testing may be helpful in determining which patients are at an increased risk of leakage after a...
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