MERIT: ESG achieves primary efficacy and safety endpoints
Investigators of the Multi-Center ESG Randomized Interventional (MERIT) study, which is comparing Endoscopic Sleeve Gastroplasty (ESG) to...
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Bariatric surgery less commonly used in states with highest rates of obesity
Residents in several states with the highest obesity rates in the US are among the least likely to undergo bariatric surgery, according...
Obesity increases risk of long-term complications of COVID-19
A Cleveland Clinic study has reported that survivors of COVID-19 who have moderate or severe obesity may have a greater risk of...
Bariatric surgery associated with substantially lower risk of death vs non-surgical treatment
Bariatric surgery for patients with T2DM and BMI>35 was associated with substantially lower risk of death across all important patient...
Studies highlight different aspects of connections between obesity and cancer
Multi-factorial metabolic and inflammatory abnormalities in obesity, independently or in combination, seems to be the critical biological...
Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty plus semaglutide increases weight loss
Combining minimally invasive endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) with semaglutide can provide additional significant weight loss for...
Diabetes-prevention programme 4.4 years to average lifespan
West Virginia University School of Public Health researchers have found that taking part in a year-long diabetes-prevention programme can...
Avoid pregnancy for at least 12 months after bariatric surgery
A study presented at this year's European Congress on Obesity (held online, 10-13 May) supports recommendations to avoid pregnancy for 12...
Prediabetes significantly impacts risk from other major cardiovascular event
People with prediabetes were significantly more likely to suffer a heart attack, stroke or other major cardiovascular event, compared...
Vigorous-intensity plus liraglutide maintains long-term weight loss
Researchers at University of Copenhagen and Hvidovre Hospital who examined four different types of treatment following a diet-induced...
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