Health care professionals tackling childhood obesity need more training and resourcesHealth care professionals (HCPs) are feeling unable to tackle the growing problem of childhood obesity due to a lack of training and...
‘Obesity, the Big Truth’ initiative is helping European healthcare professionals and patients better understand the science of obesityThe ‘Obesity, the Big Truth’ initiative provides a framework for physicians and surgeons to work alongside patient advocates to host...
The urgent need to understand obesity is a disease state and break the stigma around accessing careBariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) is the most durable and effective treatment for weight loss, yet only one percent of currently...
Educating healthcare professionals about weight stigma could reduce obesity ratesThere is an urgent need to better educate medical professionals on weight stigma to help tackle the UK's obesity crisis, according to the...
Indian NBEMS to include bariatric surgery as a part of curriculumThe National Examination Board in Medical Sciences (NBEMS) in India has decided to include bariatric surgery as a part of its curriculum....
Multisociety clinical practice guidance says most patients can continue GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs before surgery8 hours ago