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What Black Americans can learn from ‘American Idol’ star Mandisa’s obesity-related death
TheGrio via Yahoo News· 1 day ago“I believe that addressing the obesity epidemic in the Black community has never been more urgent,”...
1 in 5 children and adolescents globally have 'excess weight,' new study finds. Here's what parents...
Yahoo Life· 4 days agoIf a child’s BMI is between the 85th to 95th percentile, they are considered “overweight,” and if...
Weight loss surgery more effective than obesity drugs, diet changes: study
NY Post via Yahoo News· 3 days ago"Surgery needs to play a bigger role in obesity treatment and be considered earlier in the disease...
Patients prescribed Ozempic and other similar drugs facing serious medical issues
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review· 3 days agoAmid the escalating challenges of obesity, pharmaceutical companies are actively promoting the...
How Long Should I Stay on Ozempic For Weight Loss?
MediaFeed via AOL· 7 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· 3 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 ...
What good are whizzy new drugs if the world can’t afford them?
The Economist· 6 hours agoIN RECENT YEARS biotechnology and pharmaceutical science have produced quantum leaps that both offer great opportunity and pose great risk. Gene therapies for rare conditions and obesity ...
20x Less Likely: Transforming Prediabetes Outcomes With Bariatric Surgery
SciTechDaily· 3 days agoMetabolic surgery greatly lowers the risk of developing type 2 diabetes in severely obese patients...
Bariatric surgery more effective and durable than new obesity drugs and lifestyle intervention
Medical Xpress· 3 days agoSystematic reviews of medical literature between 2020 and 2024 show that bariatric surgery, also...
Better Biotech Stock: Viking Therapeutics vs. Madrigal Pharmaceuticals
Motley Fool via Yahoo Finance· 4 days agoNonetheless, it's aiming to compete in a much larger pond, so there is a high probability that if...