Overweight & Obesity
People with obesity are berated, ignored by doctors: A new clinic aims to fix that
Brooke Boyarsky Pratt remembers when her childhood doctor told her mom that her daughter weighed too much.
Nov 6, 2024
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Obesity
Overweight & Obesity
Medicaid covers GLP-1 meds for obesity in just 13 states, analysis finds
Poorer folks' access to blockbuster weight-loss drugs through Medicaid remains limited, a new KFF analysis has found. Only 13 states currently allow Medicaid to cover treatment of obesity using glucagon-like peptide-1 agonist ...
Nov 5, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Exposure to flame-retardant chemicals during pregnancy associated with varying childhood obesity risks
Exposure to organophosphate esters (OPEs)—chemicals found in everyday products that use plastics and flame retardants—during pregnancy may have varying effects on the risks of childhood obesity, according to a new study.
Nov 4, 2024
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Overweight & Obesity
Preventing obesity in very young children could be in the palm of parents' hands
A study co-led by a Johns Hopkins Children's Center clinician-researcher shows that adding text messaging and other electronic feedback to traditional in-clinic health counseling for parents about feeding habits, playtime ...
Nov 3, 2024
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Oncology & Cancer
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists tied to lower risk for early-onset colorectal cancer
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) can decrease the risk for developing early-onset colorectal cancer (EO-CRC) in patients with diabetes regardless of weight, according to a study presented at the annual ...
Nov 1, 2024
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Inflammatory disorders
Semaglutide beneficial for people with obesity, knee osteoarthritis
For individuals with obesity and knee osteoarthritis, once-weekly semaglutide yields greater reductions in body weight and pain related to knee osteoarthritis than placebo, according to a study published in the Oct. 31 issue ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Health
Social media analysis highlights the harmful frequency and reach of unhealthy foods
An analysis of social media posts that mention food and beverage products finds that fast food restaurants and sugar-sweetened beverages are the most common, with millions of posts reaching billions of users over the course ...
Oct 31, 2024
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Risk of post-COVID symptoms linked to body mass index in children
A study by the University of Pennsylvania and researchers from 26 U.S. children's hospitals has linked elevated body mass index (BMI) to a significantly higher risk of developing post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
The link between obesity, social isolation and mental health
Researchers at Leipzig University have examined the complex relationships between obesity, social isolation and mental health in the German adult population.
Oct 30, 2024
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Surgery
Clinical guidance says most patients can continue GLP-1 anti-obesity drugs before surgery
Most patients may continue to safely take glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists as prescribed before undergoing elective surgery and gastrointestinal endoscopies, according to new clinical guidance released by ...
Oct 29, 2024
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