Newswise Feature Channel: Weight Loss

Zepbound vs. Wegovy - UTHealth Houston Expert Weighs In

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston — Wed, 04 Dec 2024 11:45:36 EST

Breakthrough Obesity Treatment: A Micro Cure for a Big Problem

University of South Australia — Sun, 01 Dec 2024 22:10:29 EST

University of South Australia researchers have created a new, food-grade, natural solution for obesity, that not only cuts the kilos and improves metabolic health but does so without the nasty side effects.

New Rule Would Allow Weight-Loss Drugs to be Covered by Medicare/Medicaid

George Washington University — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 12:55:01 EST

Medicare/Medicaid Coverage of Obesity Drugs: U-M Experts Offer Data, Comment

Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 09:15:58 EST

Diabetes Drug Appears to Fight Lung Cancer -- But Only in Overweight or Obese Patients

Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 08:00:50 EST

A widely accessible drug commonly used to control blood glucose levels in diabetic patients has the potential to strengthen the effects of immunotherapy and improve recurrence-free survival in people with lung cancer who are overweight or obese, according to a recently published article in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.

How Anti-Obesity Drugs Are Linked to Food Waste

Ohio State University — Thu, 21 Nov 2024 12:25:57 EST

Taking anti-obesity drugs has led some U.S. adults to throw away more food than they tossed before starting the medications, a new study has found.

More Than Half of U.S. Adults Could Benefit From GLP-1 Medications, Researchers Find

Beth Israel Lahey Health — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 15:45:33 EST

In a new analysis of national data, researchers at the Richard A. and Susan F. Smith Center for Outcomes Research at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center (BIDMC) estimated that 137 million U.S. adults, more than half of all adults, are eligible for semagludtide for weight loss, diabetes management, or prevention of recurrent cardiovascular events.

Updated Stroke Guidelines Focus on Women, Medications

Cedars-Sinai — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:35:51 EST

Newly updated stroke prevention guidelines from the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association say women with endometriosis and women with early-onset menopause are at greater risk.

Yale Study Reveals Significant Weight Loss and Reduced Diabetes Risk with Tirzepatide

Yale School of Medicine — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 12:15:55 EST

Is Weight Loss Surgery right for me?

Hackensack Meridian Health — Fri, 08 Nov 2024 13:20:00 EST

As year-end insurance deductibles are met and plans are made for a healthy start to the new year, many people choose to have elective health procedures such as bariatric surgery around this time. If considering this type of weight loss surgery, what should you keep in mind? A Hackensack Meridian Health expert shares some tips.

Weight Loss Interventions Associated with Improvements in Several Symptoms of PCOS

American College of Physicians (ACP) — Mon, 04 Nov 2024 17:00:00 EST

A systematic review of randomized controlled trials (RCTs) found that weight-loss interventions were associated with improvements in some polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) symptoms, including improvement in menstrual frequency, and could be considered a routine treatment option for patients with PCOS.

Sustained Remission of Diabetes and Other Obesity-Related Conditions Found a Decade After Weight Loss Surgery in Adolescence

Ann and Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 17:00:00 EST

Ten years after undergoing bariatric surgery as teens, over half of study participants demonstrated not only sustained weight loss, but also resolution of obesity-related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol, according to the report published in the New England Journal of Medicine.

Keto Diet, Supplements May Restart Stalled Menstruation

Ohio State University — Wed, 30 Oct 2024 12:20:52 EST

Increasing ketones in the blood through a keto diet or supplements may help put irregular menstrual cycles back on schedule or even restart a period that appears to have stalled for good, new research suggests.

Popular Diabetes and Weight-Loss Drug May Reduce Risk of Alzheimer's Disease

Case Western Reserve University — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 07:00:00 EST

Researchers at the Case Western Reserve School of Medicine have found that semaglutide may lower the risk of Alzheimer's disease in people with type 2 diabetes (T2D).

Can Small Bursts of Activity Throughout the Day Decrease Chronic Pain?

Wake Forest University School of Medicine — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:10:52 EST

Setting out to prove that movement indeed is medicine for older adults with chronic knee and hip pain, Wake Forest University researchers have received a $5.7 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to conduct a five-year study.

ACSM Announces Worldwide Fitness Trends for 2025

American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 07:30:30 EST

Technology applications in the fitness industry continue to build momentum as Wearable Technology, Mobile Exercise Apps and Data-Driven Training Technology all appear in the top 10 of the 2025 ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends. The report was published today by the American College of Sports Medicine in its November/December issue of ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal(r).

Whooping Cough Five Times Higher

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso — Mon, 21 Oct 2024 11:00:03 EST

Bariatric Surgery Is More Cost Effective Than Newer Weight Loss Drugs Alone

American College of Surgeons (ACS) — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 08:00:00 EST

Newer weight loss drugs are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric weight loss surgery, according to a study presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, California. Further, a second study presented at the meeting found that this increasingly popular class of weight loss drugs, called glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists, or GLP-1 RA, appears safe and may be a novel approach to treating obesity when used before bariatric surgery.

Experts Debate Pharmacologic Management of a Patient with Obesity

American College of Physicians (ACP) — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 17:00:00 EST

In a new Annals "Beyond the Guidelines" feature, two internal medicine physicians discuss treatment for a patient with obesity and prediabetes in the context of American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) evidence-based recommendations for the pharmacologic management of obesity in adults.

PCORI Awards $37 Million To Accelerate Implementation of Evidence-Based Health Research

Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) — Wed, 02 Oct 2024 11:05:44 EST

The Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI) today announced $37 million in funding awards through its Health Systems Implementation Initiative (HSII). These awards will support 25 projects implementing PCORI-funded comparative clinical effectiveness research (CER) findings in participating HSII health systems.