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The impact of bariatric surgery on the bone health of paediatric and adolescents

Bariatric surgery is highly effective at achieving weight loss in paediatric patients however sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and...

Tetra Pharm Technologies advances CB1 antagonist, TPT0701, for appetite suppression

Tetra Pharm Technologies has reached a significant in developing its compound for appetite suppression, TPT0701, following the successful...

PROSS outcomes: Re-redo bariatric surgery is effective but carries significant risk of complications

Although Re-redo bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for obesity it carries a significant risk of complications, according to the...

Journal Watch 7/02/2024

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

Innovent's mazdutide accepted by China’s NMPA for chronic weight management

Innovent Biologics’ New Drug Application (NDA) for mazdutide (Innovent R&D code: IBI362), a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) and...

FDA approves Veru’s trial with Enobosarm to treat muscle loss associated with weight loss drugs

The FDA has cleared Veru’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for its Phase 2b clinical study to evaluate enobosarm, an oral...

Bariatric surgery most effective treatment for long-term hypertension

Bariatric surgery is more effective in controlling hypertension rates in people with obesity and uncontrolled high blood pressure...

‘Obesity, the Big Truth’ initiative is helping European healthcare professionals and patients better understand the science of obesity

The ‘Obesity, the Big Truth’ initiative provides a framework for physicians and surgeons to work alongside patient advocates to host...

Tirzepatide may help lower blood pressure in adults with obesity

Tirzepatide significantly lowered the systolic blood for nearly 500 adults with obesity who took the medication for about eight months,...

Disrupted cellular function of “cleaning cells” may explain why some people with obesity develop T2DM

Disrupted function of “cleaning cells” in the body may help to explain why some people with obesity develop type 2 diabetes, while others...

Preoperative antihypertensive drugs and visceral fat area can predict hypertension remission and recurrence post-LSG

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Muscle-preserving weight loss drug ASC47 plus semaglutide is superior to semaglutide monotherapy for weight loss

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Racial and ethnic groups face barriers to obtaining OMMs

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