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…
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…
Study links semaglutide and tirzepatide to fewer anxiety and depression diagnoses in obesity care
Real-world data suggest newer obesity drugs may carry different mental health profiles, with lower rates of several recorded…
Bariatric surgery linked to higher risk of developing alcohol problems
Your body absorbs alcohol much more rapidly after bariatric surgery. Patients need to know this when they choose…
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…
Prediabetes leaves lasting fat tissue changes after bariatric surgery
Prediabetes may leave a lasting molecular “footprint” on adipose (fat) tissue which appears to make maintaining weight loss…
Divorce boom may follow use of Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs, experts warn
The exploding popularity of GLP-1 receptor agonists like Ozempic and Wegovy is often hailed as a public health…
How bariatric surgery outperforms GLP-1 in body fat loss
A large real-world study reveals how surgery and GLP-1 therapies reshape fat and lean tissue differently over time,…