Obesity
From the Journals
‘Shocking’ early complications from teen-onset type 2 diabetes
Almost two-thirds of study participants had at least one diabetes complication in young adulthood, around 15 years after diagnosis. A handful died...
Conference Coverage
ESC heart failure guideline to integrate bounty of new meds
It has a simple answer to a seemingly complex issue: how to merge the newly approved with mainstay drug therapies. And it conditionally okays meds...
Opinion
Obesity treatment in mental illness: Is semaglutide a game changer?
Maybe it’s time for psychiatrists to prescribe medications that prevent weight gain, Dr. Dinah Miller says.
Feature
Call to Action: Multidisciplinary panel urges coordinated care for ‘NASH epidemic’
From the Journals
‘Wild West’ and weak evidence for weight-loss supplements
Conference Coverage
ADA/EASD draft guidance aims to bring adults with type 1 diabetes out of shadows
The new draft ADA/EASD consensus report offers an algorithm for diagnosing type 1 diabetes, a clear call for state-of-the-art technology, and an...
Latest News
Can overweight docs really give credible weight loss advice?
“I have had patients come to me saying, ‘I used to see a different weight loss doctor who was not heavy. But how can he understand what I’m going...
From the Journals
Meta-analysis supports cardiovascular benefits of EPA
Omega-3 fatty acids improved cardiovascular outcomes, with a greater risk reduction in studies of eicosapentaenoic acid alone rather than combined...
Guidelines
AGA Clinical Practice Update: Early complications after bariatric/metabolic surgery
The seven advice statements range from a call for high familiarity with interventions to specific approaches for managing postoperative leaks.
Conference Coverage
Obesity hypoventilation: Moving the needle on underrecognition
Conference Coverage
Semaglutide 2.4 mg ‘likely to usher in a new era’ in obesity treatment
Clinical experience with this drug will grow rapidly over the next few years, one expert predicts, and new combination drugs are near, so...