Trial Supports GLP-1 After Underwhelming Metabolic Surgery Helped more patients achieve clinically significant weight loss Jul 27, 2023
A Bright Future for Gender-Affirming Care "There is an absolute tidal wave of providers coming" to improve gender-diverse care Jul 27, 2023 video
Insulin Infusion Clinics Claim to Treat Just About Anything But evidence is scant, and "treatment" resembles one done by company that went bust Jul 21, 2023
Gastric Bypass Surgery Tied to Higher Risk of Substance Use Disorder Prior findings from same cohort showed link between alcohol use disorder and bariatric surgery Jul 21, 2023
Aspartame Is a 'Possible' Carcinogen, WHO Declares But the organization's recommended limits on aspartame consumption remain unchanged Jul 13, 2023
COVID-19 Impaired Fertility Treatments IVF and sperm injections less effective after infection, Chinese researchers say Jul 13, 2023
NAFLD and T2DM Bodes Higher Risk of Liver Decompensation, Cancer Several-fold higher risks compared with NAFLD patients without diabetes Jul 11, 2023
'Overweight' BMI Not Tied to Higher Risk of Death, U.S. Data Suggest Though clear link seen for BMIs of 30 and above Jul 07, 2023
Medical Spending Higher for Kids Outside Healthy Weight Limits Expenditures tied to underweight and obesity totaled $1 billion and $2.4 billion in 2018 Jul 03, 2023
Misinformation Obscures Standards Guiding Gender-Affirming Care for Trans Youth Misconceptions and misinformation conflate treatments, stripping youth of essential care Jul 02, 2023
COVID Infection May Impair Semen Quality, Even After Mild Cases Jury still out on whether infection can cause permanent seminal damage, however Jun 30, 2023
ASA: Hold GLP-1 Agonists Before Elective Surgery Or else run the risk of aspirating under anesthesia due to delayed gastric emptying Jun 30, 2023
Once-Weekly Pediatric Growth Hormone Snags FDA Approval Somatrogon injection given go-ahead after initial FDA rejection last year Jun 30, 2023
Dementia Risk Tied to Menopausal Hormone Therapy, Even in Women 55 and Younger But experts disagree about what the findings actually mean Jun 29, 2023
Suicide Attempts Nearly 8 Times Higher Among Transgender People, Study Shows Nationwide Danish study also found that transgender people had higher rates of mortality Jun 29, 2023
First Cellular Therapy Approved for Type 1 Diabetes Infusion made from deceased donor pancreatic islet cells Jun 29, 2023
Diabetes Projected to Affect 1.3 Billion People by 2050 Advance of disease driven by high BMI, with social determinants of health playing a role Jun 28, 2023
Protocol Optimizing Meds for T2D and CVD Pushed Beyond Cardiology Alone Endocrinologists urged to pay attention to COORDINATE trial Jun 27, 2023
FDA Staff Weighs 'Alternative' Data on Retinoid for Rare Bone Disorder Challenges of drug development in fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva on full display Jun 27, 2023
Yet Another Injectable Combo Achieves Near 15% Weight Loss in Trial But GI side effects higher than other comparable anti-obesity agents Jun 27, 2023
BMI Alone Falling Out of Favor as a Way to Assess Healthy Weight Tool is still useful, but should be used in concert with other measures, experts suggest Jun 27, 2023
When Wegovy Doesn't Work for Weight Loss Some people just don't respond; others have such severe side effects they need to stop Jun 27, 2023
Semaglutide Plus Cagrilintide Reduced Blood Sugar, Weight in T2D Once-weekly CagriSema reduced body weight more than either agent alone Jun 27, 2023
Two T1D Patients Achieve Insulin Independence After Stem Cell Transplants These were patients with "really debilitating diabetes," says investigator Jun 27, 2023
High-Dose Semaglutide Pill Just as Effective as Wegovy for Weight Loss Another study showed two high doses were better at reducing HbA1c vs a 14-mg dose Jun 27, 2023
Novel Triple Agonist Nabs Biggest Weight Loss Yet in Obesity Trial Plus, two other studies on retatrutide show benefit in type 2 diabetes, fatty liver disease Jun 26, 2023
Bempedoic Acid Gets 'Huge' Win for Primary Prevention in the Statin-Intolerant More positive results in CLEAR Outcomes sub-analysis Jun 26, 2023
Once-Weekly Insulin Icodec Bests Daily Insulin Options for Type 2 Diabetes Superior to once-a-day insulin glargine U100 and degludec Jun 25, 2023
Near 15% Weight Loss With Novel Oral GLP-1 RA in Phase II Obesity Trial Daily orforglipron also lowered HbA1c in type 2 diabetes Jun 24, 2023
Novel Agent Leads to Fibrosis Improvement in NASH Phase IIb ENLIVEN trial saw success with various doses of pegozafermin Jun 24, 2023
Hysterectomy Ultimately Needed After 1 in 8 Endometrial Ablations Ballpark figures of treatment failure suggest rising need for surgery over time Jun 23, 2023
Another Online SARMs Retailer Gets a Warning From the FDA Warrior Labz SARMS markets several drugs they claim could address weight loss, muscle growth Jun 22, 2023
Dioxin Exposure Linked to Thyroid Dysfunction Decreasing animal fat intake might reduce risks Jun 21, 2023
First SGLT2 Inhibitor Approved for Kids With Type 2 Diabetes Now another oral option other than metformin Jun 21, 2023
Expunge Nazi-Era Medical Terms? Off-Brand Wegovy Clinics Sued; Copy and Paste Bloat Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by ΒιΆΉ΄«Γ½ staff Jun 21, 2023
Wide Variation in CGM Settings for Kids With Diabetes Signals Education Gaps Researcher warns of "alarm fatigue" if thresholds aren't optimized to patient Jun 20, 2023
ENDO 2023 Roundup: More Imcivree Data; Statement on Aging; Novel Hypoparathyroid Tx Some more highlights from the Endocrine Society's annual meeting Jun 20, 2023
Type 2 Diabetes Cases in Kids Still Rising After 'Return to Normal' Once they returned to school, we thought things would normalize, researcher says Jun 20, 2023
Early Time-Restricted Eating Cut Blood Sugar Fluctuations in Prediabetes Effects in small study seen independent of weight loss Jun 18, 2023
Breast Cancer Drugs May Weaken Effects of Weight-Loss Drugs Survivors on aromatase inhibitors lost significantly less weight Jun 18, 2023
