A nerve-stimulation treatment for obstructive sleep apnea that originally was approved only for people with body mass indexes (BMIs) in the healthy range recently was extended to patients with BMIs up to 40, a weight range ...
Apr 4, 2024
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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Wednesday announced it had approved Eli Lilly's highly anticipated weight loss drug Zepbound, the latest entrant in a field of powerful—and lucrative—new obesity medicines.
Nov 8, 2023
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A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health has found that Americans with type 1 diabetes had overweight or obesity at almost the same high rates observed in persons without diabetes.
Feb 13, 2023
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Researchers have provided more evidence that eating earlier in the day might be good for you—and eating all of your meals within a 10-hour window could be healthier, too.
Oct 9, 2022
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A new paper in Family Practice indicates that overweight patients are more inclined to disagree with their health care providers on advice on weight loss and lifestyle.
Aug 31, 2022
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A new study from the University of Southampton has discovered that "crown-like structures" surrounding breast tumors in overweight and obese patients could hinder their response to therapy. The findings of this study could ...
May 24, 2022
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Overweight patients with atrial fibrillation are more likely to experience a return of the heart rhythm disorder after a corrective procedure than those of normal weight, according to research presented at EHRA 2022, a scientific ...
Apr 4, 2022
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I sometimes consult with overweight patients who are considering bariatric (weight loss) surgery. For some individuals, the need to take specific vitamin and mineral supplements for the rest of their lives is not an easy ...
Nov 5, 2021
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Weight loss is given insufficient priority in the management of heart patients despite the benefits, according to a study published today in European Heart Journal—Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes.
Jul 28, 2021
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Overweight cancer patients receiving immunotherapy treatments live more than twice as long as lighter patients, but only when dosing is weight-based, according to a study by cancer researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
Jun 14, 2021
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