Journal Watch 31/7/2024Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
B cells promote liver cancer with dangerous dual strategyAn increase in the numbers of activated B cells in the gastrointestinal tract drive inflammatory fatty liver disease (NASH, non-alcoholic...
STEP TEENS trial: Semaglutide in adolescents reduces weight and improves liver healthTwo new secondary analyses of the STEP TEENS trial presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity have reported that almost half...
Bariatric surgery significantly decreases future risk of liver disease complicationsPatients with obesity and advanced fatty liver disease who had bariatric surgery significantly lowered their future risk of liver disease...
The true burden of the hidden pandemic of fatty liver diseaseA longitudinal national study led by Virginia Commonwealth University researcher, Dr Arun Sanyal, revealed that people with advanced...
Bariatric surgery is safe and effective in patients with advanced liver diseaseNon-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) has been reported in approximately 70-90% of patients with morbid obesity undergoing metabolic...
Multisociety clinical practice guidance says most patients can continue GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs before surgery8 hours ago