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Surging US medical costs have employers taking a hard look at the return on investment
Only about half of US employers (52%) say they effectively manage healthcare costs, according to Gallagher's 2024 US Physical & Emotional...
Roche’s oral GLP-1 receptor agonist CT-996 has weight loss of -6.1% within four weeks
Roche has reported positive topline results from two arms of an ongoing multi-part Phase I clinical trial for CT-996, an investigational,...
AI analysis finds huge public interest in GLP-1 drugs for weight loss and mental health benefits
Using a large language models (LLMs) to analyse over 391,000 unique discussions related to glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor...
Harnessing network of CNS proteins could increase effectiveness of GLP-1s
A network of proteins found in the central nervous system could be harnessed to increase the effectiveness and reduce the side effects of...
Journal Watch 10/7/2024
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Most Americans do not use GLP-1s long enough to see meaningful weight-loss
The largest study to date has reported that despite the explosion in demand for GLP-1s, 58% of patients discontinue use before reaching a...
Pre-operative use of GLP-1s may reduce post-bariatric complications
A combination of GLP-1 agonists taken before metabolic and bariatric surgery may help patients with extreme obesity lower the risk of...
Journal Watch 5/06/2024
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 receptor agonist drugs are effective but come with complex concerns
Although glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1RAs) are highly effective for weight management and Type 2 diabetes treatment,...
GLP-1 medications may lower risk of acute pancreatitis
Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists may lower the risk of acute pancreatitis recurrence in people with obesity and those...
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