Obesity

Researchers purchased prefilled semaglutide pens from six online vendors, of which three were nondelivery scams, according to findings from a research letter published in JAMA Network Open.

An analysis of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who received immune checkpoint inhibitors showed those with obesity survived longer than those with normal BMI.

Ambient air pollution was associated with an increased risk for adverse events among Medicare beneficiaries with preexisting HF, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Heart Association.

Adults with obesity and type 2 diabetes had reductions in body weight and HbA1c 1 year after undergoing an endoscopic procedure that resurfaces the duodenum lining, according to top-line results from a real-world registry study.

Pemvidutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist, lowered liver fat content, markers of inflammation and body weight in patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and obesity, research showed.

High-quality CT and stress testing should be able to effectively and safely diagnose patients with stable chest pain and suspected CAD, regardless of BMI, while improving clinical efficiency, researchers reported.