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FDA approves labelling update for VIVUS’ QSYMIA
The FDA has approved a labelling update for VIVUS’ QSYMIA (phentermine and topiramate extended-release capsules CIV) that has removed the...

Journal Watch 23/10/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


GLP-1 RAs may reduce opioid overdose risk by 40%
People with opioid or alcohol use disorder (OUD, AUD) who take glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) to treat...


LRYFJ for the treatment of chronic gastric leaks after LSG
Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y fistulojejunostomy (LRYFJ) is an appropriate surgical option for the treatment of chronic gastric leaks after...


Expanding access to weight-loss drugs could save thousands of lives a year
Expanding access to the new generation of weight-loss medications could prevent more than 40,000 deaths a year in the US, according to a...


Bariatric surgery found to be more cost effective than GLP-1 RAs alone
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric surgery,...


Phenomix Sciences and InformedDNA enter partnership to advance genetics-driven obesity care
Phenomix Sciences has formed a new partnership to advance precision medicine in obesity with InformedDNA, that integrates Phenomix’s...


Banded-RYGB associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss at five years
Banded- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss (% EWL)...


Post-RYGB dumping syndrome and post-bariatric hypoglycaemia more prevalent than LSG
Symptoms of dumping syndrome and post-bariatric hypoglycaemia (PBH) appears to be more prevalent after RYGB, compared to LSG, whilst...

Magnetic sphincter augmentation feasible, safe and less invasive option vs RYGB for post-sleeve GERD
A systematic review has concluded that magnetic sphincter augmentation may represent a feasible, safe, and less invasive option compared...
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