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FDA approves semaglutide to reduce the risk of worsening kidney disease and cardiovascular death
The FDA has approved Ozempic to reduce the risk of kidney disease worsening, kidney failure (end-stage kidney disease) and death due to...
Journal Watch 29/1/2025
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
SPECCIAL study: BMS significantly lowers future progression of cirrhosis
Patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric surgery significantly lowered their future risk of developing...
CMS approves new quality measure tied to GLP-1 use and pulmonary aspiration
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) formally approved a new quality measure developed by the Quality Team at North...
Novo Nordisk completes phase 1b/2a trial with subcutaneous amycretin in people with overweight or obesity
Novo Nordisk has announced topline results from a phase 1b/2a clinical trial with amycretin, a unimolecular GLP-1 and amylin receptor...
No haemodynamic and respiratory differences between reverse Trendelenburg and beach chair positions during LSG
There was no difference between reverse Trendelenburg position (RTP) and beach chair (BC) position during laparoscopic sleeve...
SGLT-2 dapagliflozin plus moderate calorie restriction achieves higher diabetes remission than calorie restriction alone
Adults with overweight or obesity and type 2 diabetes who are given the sodium glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor drug...
Allurion plans study to optimise muscle mass during GLP-1 therapy in combination with the Allurion Program
Allurion Technologies plans to initiate a clinical study on the combination of the Allurion Program with GLP-1 agonists to improve muscle...
UDCA reduces the need for cholecystectomy in patients with post-LSG gallstones, but ineffective for pre-existing gallstones
Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) is a promising option for reducing the need for cholecystectomy in patients with post-laparoscopic sleeve...
Insurance coverage and type of employment shaping inequities in access to semaglutide
A study by Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) researchers has found that disparities in access to semaglutide, with rates...
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