Obesity
Conference Coverage
Ultra-processed: Doctors debate whether putting this label on foods is useful
Some experts say increased awareness and labeling of ultra-processed foods can only be a good thing. Others say that the classification system...
Conference Coverage
Avexitide promising for hypoglycemia after weight-loss surgery
The GLP-1 receptor antagonist reduced all levels of hypoglycemia, by different measures, and in patients who had undergone different bariatric...
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PCOS comes with high morbidity, medication use into late 40s
Overall morbidity risk was 35% higher than for women without PCOS and medication use was 27% higher. Some comorbidities were independent of BMI....
Conference Coverage
Excess weight may ward off infection in breast cancer treatment
The study demonstrated significantly less frequent and less severe neutropenia in overweight and obese patients.
Conference Coverage
Obesity in adolescence raises risk for adult type 1 diabetes
Risk of type 1 diabetes was doubled compared with adolescents with optimal body mass index in a study of military recruits.
Conference Coverage
Tirzepatide powers ‘unprecedented’ weight loss in SURMOUNT-1
The twincretin tirzepatide produced jaw-dropping levels of weight loss in people with obesity and no diabetes compared with placebo in the...
From the Journals
Neoadjuvant denosumab ineffective in breast cancer
Trial returns a negative result for the RANKL inhibitor, but identifies favored schedule for nab-paclitaxel.
From the Journals
Coffee drinkers – even those with a sweet tooth – live longer
The protective effects of coffee were most apparent in people who drank about two to four cups a day.
Opinion
Case study: Managing venous thromboembolism in the cancer patient
Cancer patients undergoing treatment for metastatic disease are at increased risk for VTE.
Conference Coverage
ESG’s cardiometabolic benefits last 5 years
Bariatric surgery’s benefits have been well documented, but endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is relatively new, so its outcomes haven’t been as well...
Guidelines
Experts endorse plant-based diet for type 2 diabetes remission
As a primary intervention, diet can achieve type 2 diabetes remission in many adults with normal or elevated BMI, and should be a plant-based,...