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May 31, 2024
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New vitamin D consensus guideline, debates highlight ENDO annual meeting

New vitamin D consensus guideline, debates highlight ENDO annual meeting

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

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May 23, 2024
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Bariatric surgery could ‘enhance’ spontaneous fertility for women with PCOS, obesity

Bariatric surgery could ‘enhance’ spontaneous fertility for women with PCOS, obesity

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.

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May 20, 2024
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Bariatric surgery associated with lower mortality, health care cost in patients with MASLD

Bariatric surgery associated with lower mortality, health care cost in patients with MASLD

WASHINGTON — Bariatric surgery was associated with improved clinical outcomes and more cost-effective health care resource utilization among patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, according to data.

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May 18, 2024
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‘Durable’ weight loss: Endoscopic gastric remodeling surgery effective in managing obesity

‘Durable’ weight loss: Endoscopic gastric remodeling surgery effective in managing obesity

WASHINGTON — The Primary Obesity Surgery Endoluminal 2.0 procedure is a “safe, effective and durable option” for weight loss and improvement in obesity-related conditions, according to a presenter.

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May 17, 2024
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Obesity treatments may offer powerful bonus benefit: Lowering high blood pressure

Obesity treatments may offer powerful bonus benefit: Lowering high blood pressure

The disease of obesity often brings cardiometabolic consequences, including hypertension, which remains the most potent and predictive risk factor for cardiovascular disease.

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May 17, 2024
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Are drugs or surgery superior for obesity treatment?

Are drugs or surgery superior for obesity treatment?

Today, we are closer than ever to achieving the weight loss seen with bariatric surgery, and we are starting to see emerging evidence of cardiovascular risk reduction, type 2 diabetes remission, improvement in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and more. This “new” class of medications has been around for more than 18 years. We know the safety profiles; they are manageable.

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May 17, 2024
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Weight loss after bariatric surgery may lead to drop in HHD frequency

Weight loss after bariatric surgery may lead to drop in HHD frequency

LONG BEACH, Calif. — A patient on dialysis who lost weight after bariatric surgery was able to reduce the number of home hemodialysis sessions from five to four treatments without adverse outcomes, researchers said here.

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May 15, 2024
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Bariatric surgery lowers risk for breast cancer among women with higher insulin levels

Bariatric surgery lowers risk for breast cancer among women with higher insulin levels

Women with obesity who undergo bariatric surgery and have higher levels of insulin have a lower risk for breast cancer than women who do not undergo surgery, according to findings published in JAMA Surgery.

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April 30, 2024
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'We have to tailor the treatment' for obesity in children and adolescents

'We have to tailor the treatment' for obesity in children and adolescents

DENVER — Individualized care is critical for treating childhood obesity, according to a presenter at the Obesity Medicine Association’s annual conference.

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April 24, 2024
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Weight loss surgery more ‘cost saving’ over long term vs. semaglutide for class II obesity

Weight loss surgery more ‘cost saving’ over long term vs. semaglutide for class II obesity

Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty was more cost-effective and sustained greater weight loss over 5 years compared with semaglutide for patients with class II obesity, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

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