Journal Watch 3/4/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
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Health care professionals tackling childhood obesity need more training and resources
Health care professionals (HCPs) are feeling unable to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity due to a lack of training and...
Endoscopic BariTon™ implant intended to mimic sleeve gastrectomy and bypass surgery
In February 2024, BariaTek Medical announced that it had successfully performed the first-in-human implant of the BariTon™, an...
Last patient receives Mizagliflozin in Phase 2 clinical study for the treatment of post-bariatric hypoglycaemia
Vogenx has completed dosing of the last patient in its Phase 2 clinical study VGX-001-012 evaluating Mizagliflozin in patients diagnosed...
FDA Approves IDE study assessing Revita for weight maintenance after discontinuation of GLP-1
The FDA has approved a pivotal Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) to study the efficacy of Fractyl Health’s Revita system for...
Higher genetic risk of obesity means more exercise to lower risk compared to those of moderate or low genetic risk
Persons with a higher genetic risk of obesity need to work out harder than those of moderate or low genetic risk to avoid having obesity,...
US researchers to assess the impact of physical activity after bariatric surgery
A research team at the Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Institute (DHI) will launch a new study, funded by a US$2.9-million federal...
GLP-1RAs may lead to increased risk of aspiration pneumonia following endoscopy
People who are scheduled for certain medical procedures should stop taking glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs)...
Journal Watch 27/3/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Bariatric surgery alleviates electrocardiographic abnormalities
Bariatric surgeries can correct abnormal R wave progression and resolve QT dispersion in morbidly obese patients, according to...
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