MariTide is now progressing into phase 3 trials, with a focus on its long-term safety and efficacy. Amgen expects to apply ...

An innovative new pill could soon offer a new and affordable weight management treatment, following a successful clinical ...

New guidance from the European Association for the Study of Obesity says that semaglutide or tirzepatide should be first-line ...

Insulin changed the way we treat and manage diabetes. Chemotherapy has precipitously reduced the mortality rate of certain cancers. Now, GLP-1 medications are reshaping the way we treat obesity. The ...

Mercy Health’s Community Outreach Program is hosting a free virtual health education session Sept. 25 titled “Multimodal Therapy for the Treatment of Obesity.” Led by Mercy Health bariatric surgeon ...

AstraZeneca (($AZN)) announced an update on their ongoing clinical study. Study Overview: AstraZeneca recently completed a Phase I clinical study ...

Adding waist size to BMI raises U.S. obesity rates from 42.9% to 68.6%, according to a major JAMA Network Open study.

Beneficial pediatric obesity treatment response was associated with a reduced risk of obesity-related events in young adults, a nationwide prospective cohort study in Sweden showed. Compared with poor ...

When children with obesity undergo weight-loss treatment, the effects have repercussions later in life and the risk of serious health problems and premature death is lower as they reach young ...

Hypothalamic obesity is a complex condition that doesn’t always respond to traditional weight loss methods. Medications, hormonal therapy, and surgery may be necessary to see results. Hypothalamic ...

Researchers at Mass General Brigham examined a new way to define obesity that goes beyond BMI by also considering how body fat is distributed. Obesity rates in the United States may increase dramatica ...

Obesity has now reached pandemic proportions.1,2 WHO coined the term globesity to characterise its relentless rise worldwide ...