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Qatar’s Ministry of Public Health launches Certification for Physicians in Obesity Management and Bariatric Care
The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), in collaboration with the Qatar Metabolic Institute at Hamad Medical Corporation (QMI-HMC), the...

Journal watch 25/09/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


ASN issues guidance on the management of obesity in persons with kidney diseases
The American Society of Nephrology (ASN) has released its inaugural Kidney Health Guidance (KHG) on the Management of Obesity in Persons...

Bariatric surgery outperforms GLP-1 diabetes drugs for kidney protection
For patients with type 2 diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease, bariatric surgery was associated with a significant decrease in...

ASMBS strengthens alliance with Treo Foundation
The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) is strengthening its partnership with Treatment, Research, and Education...


FDA approves Epitomee Capsule for weight management
Epitomee Medical has gained FDA clearance for its Epitomee Capsule, an ingestible medical device designed to support weight management in...


RefluxStop results in 90.9% reduction in GERD-HRQL score
German investigators have reported that the RefluxStop implantable device for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)...

Journal watch 18/09/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Key factors that can impact long-term weight loss in patients with obesity prescribed GLP-1 RA medications
Weight reduction at one year is associated with the injectable semaglutide or liraglutide’s active agent, its dosage, treatment...


23 US states more than one in three adults has obesity
The latest CDC population data from 2023 show that in 23 states more than one in three adults (35%) has obesity. Before 2013, no state...
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