New iron deficiency guidelines raise key blood test cutoffs
Could current blood test cutoffs be missing iron deficiency? New guidelines recommend higher ferritin thresholds for key patient…
Ozempic’s impact on obesity care: Robotic surgeon explains why bariatric surgery remains essential even with weight loss medicines
Ozempic and other weight loss medicines’ popularity has changed conversations around obesity. Yet, according to Dr Ashish Gautam,…
Weight-loss drug use surges as lawsuits and side-effect concerns grow
LAS VEGAS (FOX5) — New Gallup data shows 11% of U.S. adults are taking weight loss drugs such…
Bariatric surgery restores menstrual cycles and reduces polycystic ovaries in obese women
Metabolic bariatric surgery improves menstrual cycle frequency and symptoms of polycystic ovaries in women living with obesity, a…
Serena Williams Defends GLP-1 Weight-Loss Drug Use: What Doctors Want You To Know
Tennis legend Serena Williams is speaking openly about her decision to use a GLP-1 weight-loss medication, adding her…
Diet helps people lose weight regardless of genetic obesity risk
A six-month clinical trial found that people with a high genetic risk for obesity benefited just as much…
Study: Bariatric surgery is safe, effective for obese adolescents and young adults
A new study from researchers at LSU’s Pennington Biomedical Research Center, FMOL Health | Our Lady of the…
Lost weight is less likely to return when exercise follows obesity treatment
Exercise may offer a modest but measurable defense against weight regain after dieting or bariatric surgery, but the…
Why exercise matters for obesity even when the scale barely moves
A new American Heart Association scientific statement finds that exercise does far more than help shed pounds, improving…
Bariatric surgery improves long-term ability to manage household tasks
People who undergo bariatric surgery and see substantial weight loss are better able to cope with household tasks…
An experimental GLP-1 pushes the limits of weight loss. There are risks.
Eli Lilly this month unveiled startling new data that showed an experimental weight-loss drug caused people with obesity…
Researchers link surgical weight loss to reduced female cancer mortality rates
Substantial and sustained weight-loss has been linked to a reduced risk of cancer and cancer-related death, mainly…