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For a very long time, bariatric surgery, in which doctors removed a portion of the stomach, was the standard procedure for helping patients lose weight and manage obesity, alongside metabolic disorders such as diabetes, high ...
Biomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a new approach to delivering GLP-1 medications orally that does not require fasting and maintains their efficacy. The technique could also be useful for any pharmaceutical ...
May 19, 2026
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In November 2025, the White House announced pricing deals with multiple pharmaceutical manufacturers to lower domestic prices for glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist drugs (GLP-1RAs) including Ozempic, Wegovy, Mounjaro, ...
May 18, 2026
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New research published in JAMA Network Open suggests that there is a positive association between GLP-1 agonists—drugs commonly used to treat obesity and diabetes—and better outcomes among breast cancer patients.
May 17, 2026
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While they share similar depressive and cognitive symptoms, the biological underpinnings of bipolar disorder and major depressive disorder are distinct. A novel study appearing in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience ...
May 17, 2026
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New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity (ECO2026) in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) shows that following treatment with GLP-1 drugs for obesity, most weight loss is fat mass (80–85%) and relative muscle mass ...
May 16, 2026
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New research presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (May 12–15) shows the use of the new GLP-1 class of obesity drugs in people with asthma is associated with a 26% fall in the number of asthma ...
May 15, 2026
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Understanding how obesity has been portrayed in art across the ages can make doctors more empathetic and less judgmental, which should lead to their patients achieving better outcomes, new research at the European Congress ...
May 14, 2026
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Next time you go to the pharmacy, you might be offered a coupon on your prescription drugs. While it may sound like a great deal—with the prospect of saving hundreds of dollars—the decision to accept it is complicated, especially ...
May 11, 2026
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An essay presented at the European Congress on Obesity in Istanbul, Turkey (12–15 May) suggests that a new age of obesity drugs could shift the blame for living with obesity from individuals to the food industry—just as smoking ...
May 10, 2026
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