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In Pediatric Leukemia, Survival Linked to Duration of Overweight, Obesity
TUESDAY, May 20, 2025 – For children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL), longer duration of overweight or obesity is associated with lower overall and event-free survival, according to a study...
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Not Linked to Increased Risk of Psychiatric Adverse Events, Depression
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 – For patients with overweight/obesity and/or diabetes, glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) treatment is not associated with an increased risk for psychiatric...
GLP-1 Drugs Appear To Lower Cancer Risk
MONDAY, May 19, 2025 — Cutting-edge GLP-1 weight-loss drugs appear to help lower cancer risk even beyond the benefits from dropping excess pounds, a new study says. First-generation GLP-1 drugs like l...
Novo Nordisk, U.S. Biotech Company Team Up to Create Obesity Pills
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is teaming up with California-based biotech Septerna to develop new pills to treat obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The deal ...
Novo Nordisk, U.S. Biotech Company Team Up to Create Obesity Pills
FRIDAY, May 16, 2025 — Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk is teaming up with California-based biotech Septerna to develop new pills to treat obesity, type 2 diabetes and other metabolic diseases. The deal ...
Risk of Obesity-Related Cancer Similar for GLP-1 Receptor Agonists and Bariatric Surgery
THURSDAY, May 15, 2025 – Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) may cut the risk of obesity-related cancer (ORC) in patients being treated for diabetes and obesity, according to a...
Weight Gain, Delayed Motherhood Linked To Breast Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 — Significant weight gain paired with delayed or foregone motherhood nearly triples a young woman’s risk of later breast cancer, a new study says. Women were 2.7 times more lik...
More U.S. Teens Getting Weight-Loss Surgery
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 — More U.S. teenagers are getting weight-loss surgery, despite the discovery of new drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy that help people drop pounds surgery-free, a new study says. W...
Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Increased in Adolescents From 2021 to 2023
WEDNESDAY, May 14, 2025 – Despite the approval of second-generation antiobesity medications, metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) use among U.S. adolescents increased from 2021 to 2023, according...
GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Cut Alcohol Cravings By Two-Thirds
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 — Cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy can cut alcohol intake dramatically in a short amount of time, a new study says. People taking semaglutide or liraglutide r...
Preoperative SGLT2 Inhibitor Users Have Increased Risk for Postoperative Euglycemic Ketoacidosis
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 – Patients using sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2i) preoperatively have a slightly increased risk for postoperative euglycemic ketoacidosis (eKA) but a lower...
GLP-1 Weight Loss Drugs Cut Alcohol Cravings By Two-Thirds
TUESDAY, May 13, 2025 — Cutting-edge weight-loss drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy can cut alcohol intake dramatically in a short amount of time, a new study says. People taking semaglutide or liraglutide r...
Pregnancy Health Problems Increase Kids' Blood Pressure
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 – Children have an increased risk of high blood pressure if their moms suffered from health problems during pregnancy, a new study says. Children had higher blood pressure if...
Weight Gain, Late First Pregnancy Combo Increases Breast Cancer Risk
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 – Weight gain combined with late first pregnancy (FP) or nulliparity is associated with an increased risk for breast cancer (BC), according to a study presented at the annual...
GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Reduce Alcohol Intake in Patients Treated for Obesity
MONDAY, May 12, 2025 – Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are tied to a reduction in alcohol intake, according to a research letter recently published in Diabetes, Obesity and...
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