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Novo’s Blockbuster Obesity Drug Wegovy Under Fire in Denmark
Bloomberg· 50 minutes agoA Danish drug oversight panel advised doctors to restrict prescriptions of Novo Nordisk A/S’s...
“American Idol” Alum Mandisa's Cause of Death Was 'Complications from Obesity' — Here's What That...
People via Yahoo News· 2 days agoobesity is associated with such as high blood pressure, diabetes, alterations in cholesterol,...
1 in 5 children and adolescents globally have 'excess weight,' new study finds. Here's what parents...
Yahoo Life· 3 days agoMeanwhile, “severe obesity” is defined as a BMI above the 120th percentile. Strictly speaking, a...
Type 2 diabetes: How gastric surgeries can help people with prediabetes and obesity
MedicalNewsToday via AOL· 1 day agoResearchers say gastric surgeries can help people with prediabetes from developing type 2 diabetes....
Weight loss surgery more effective than obesity drugs, diet changes: study
NY Post via Yahoo News· 2 days ago"Surgery needs to play a bigger role in obesity treatment and be considered earlier in the disease...
Palatin Initiates Phase 2 Clinical Study of Bremelanotide for the Treatment of Obesity
NBC 17 Raleigh· 1 day agoPalatin Technologies, Inc. (NYSE American: PTN), a biopharmaceutical company developing first-in-class medicines based on molecules that modulate the activity of the melanocortin receptor system ...
Metabolic and bariatric surgery found to prevent pre-diabetes from developing into type 2 diabetes...
Medical Xpress· 2 days agoPatients with pre-diabetes and severe obesity who had metabolic and bariatric surgery were 20 times...
How Long Should I Stay on Ozempic For Weight Loss?
MediaFeed via AOL· 6 days agoYou know Ozempic can help with weight loss, but how long can you stay on Ozempic exactly? Unfortunately, there isn’t a solid answer to this question yet.
Adolescent obesity management guidelines: sixth Guideline Development Group meeting
World Health Organization· 2 days agoObesity, in children, adolescents and adults is a public health concern in almost all regions of the world. As of 2020 it was estimated that 38.9 million children under 5 ...
Economic development in sub-Saharan Africa is linked to increasing obesity rates in women
The Conversation· 4 days agoSub-Saharan Africa, in particular, is no longer a continent just grappling with hunger and starvation — it is now also dealing with citizens who are obese and overweight. The increasing prevalence ...