Sparking Positive Dialogue in Women & Men With Obesity
While obesity is a chronic, complex disease that can affect anyone, it impacts men and women...
Jun 6, 2022
While obesity is a chronic, complex disease that can affect anyone, it impacts men and women...
Sep 1, 2021
New research was presented at ERS 2021, the virtual European Respiratory Society International...
Mar 26, 2019
New research was presented at ENDO 2019, the annual meeting of the Endocrine Society, from March...
Oct 24, 2016
Overweight and obesity continues to be a considerable healthcare and societal burden despite the...
May 15, 2014
According to published data, nearly 155 million adults in the United States are classified as...
May 14, 2014
Recent studies suggest that obese patients may be vulnerable to poorer physician–patient...
Oct 21, 2013
Weight loss surgery (WLS) has been an effective treatment for many patients with clinically severe...
Oct 18, 2013
Several studies have suggested that financial incentives appear to help overweight and obese...
Apr 8, 2013
Just when you think you’ve seen everything, along comes the AspireAssist. This device, not yet FDA-approved, consists of a tube implanted in the stomach, which leads to a port that is exposed on the surface of the abdomen. Now,...
Oct 25, 2012
The disposition home for morbidly obese patients appears to take significantly longer than that of people who are normal weight or mildly obese, according to a comparison of ED medical records for the two patient groups. Those...
Sep 13, 2012
An analysis of ED medical records suggests that morbidly obese patients take significantly longer to disposition home when compared with patients of normal weight. Patients with a BMI of less than 35 kg/m2 had an average length...
Jul 18, 2012
New research was presented at the American Diabetes Association’s 72nd Scientific Sessions from June 8-12, 2012 in Philadelphia. The features below highlight just some of the studies that emerged from the conference Heart &...