Bariatric Surgery

In patients with obesity and obstructive sleep apnea, those who had weight-loss surgery had approximately 40% reduced risk for major adverse CV events and death compared with those who did not, according to the results of the MOSAIC study.

Survodutide has an “acceptable safety profile” in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis with compensated and decompensated cirrhosis, with no dose reduction needed based on pharmacokinetics, according to data.

LPCN 1148, an oral androgen receptor agonist, improved sarcopenia in men with advanced cirrhosis as early as week 12 — with sustained improvement through 52 weeks — and reduced recurrence of encephalopathy, according to late-breaking data.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting, Candace Hatten-Powell, MD, talks about opioid-sparing medications that may be used following bariatric surgery.

At 15 years of follow-up, metabolic surgery “was not only safe” but also significantly reduced major adverse liver outcomes and decompensation in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis and compensated cirrhosis.

PHILADELPHIA — Older adults with end-stage kidney disease undergoing bariatric surgery may be more likely to achieve kidney transplant, according to data presented at the American Transplant Congress.

CHICAGO — Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists lowered the risk for obesity-related cancers compared with bariatric surgery among individuals with a BMI of at least 35, according to data presented at ASCO Annual Meeting.

Patients with obesity are at increased risk for CVD, in part due to the promotion of an atherogenic lipid profile, according to a speaker.

Endocrinology providers and researchers will gather in Boston beginning Saturday as the Endocrine Society holds its 2024 annual meeting.

Women with polycystic ovary syndrome, obesity and irregular menses were more than twice as likely to experience spontaneous ovulation during the year after undergoing bariatric surgery compared with medical therapy, researchers reported.