Phase II Wins, Losses for Obesity Drugs; More Positive Veozah Data; Walking Off T2D
(MedPage Today) -- Pemvidutide (2.4 mg), an investigational GLP-1/glucagon dual receptor agonist, helped people with obesity achieve an average 15.6% weight loss after 48 weeks in the phase II MOMENTUM trial, developer Altimmune announced.
Meanwhile... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - December 4, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Year in Review: Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- This year's headlines featured new FDA approvals, investigational drugs that scored success in major trials, new bariatric surgery benefits, and questions on the clinical utility of body mass index (BMI).
New Approvals, Indications... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - December 1, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Mounjaro vs Ozempic for Obesity; New Microwave Ablation System; GAHT Erythrocytosis
(MedPage Today) -- A real-world, preprint study in medRxiv found that people with overweight or obesity were up to three times more likely to lose significant weight with tirzepatide (Mounjaro) than with semaglutide (Ozempic), though the study... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 27, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Glucose Supplement Recalled; ADA Sued by Former Employee; Forteo Generic OK'd
(MedPage Today) -- The FDA announced a voluntary recall of an over-the-counter glucose support supplement for the presence of metformin and glyburide.
Over the past two decades, the prevalence of diabetes and obesity, respectively, increased from... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 21, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Infertility Linked With Small Autism Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Children of parents with infertility had a slightly higher rate of autism spectrum disorder, a population-based cohort study of over 1.3 million children found.
Compared with children born from unassisted conception, parents... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Brolucizumab Noninferior to Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema
(MedPage Today) -- Brolucizumab (Beovu) proved noninferior to aflibercept (Eylea) for visual outcomes among patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), the phase III KINGFISHER trial showed.
In over 500 patients with DME, the best-corrected visual... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 17, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Most Unaware of Having Prediabetes; Mid-Stage Growth Hormone Win; Fake Wegovy Woes
(MedPage Today) -- More than one in three adults have prediabetes, representing around 98 million Americans, but 81% of them don't know it, the CDC said as part of a national PSA to raise awareness.
The federal government's dietary guidelines... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 15, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Diabetes Linked to Higher Colorectal Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Diagnosis of type 2 diabetes was associated with a higher risk for colorectal cancer (CRC) in a large, prospectively followed U.S. cohort of mostly Black adults with low socioeconomic status.
Among over 54,000 participants in... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 14, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Tone Matters in Weight-Loss Talks; Salt and Diabetes; Nix Brominated Veg Oil?
(MedPage Today) -- Primary care patients with obesity were more likely to successfully lose weight through a behavioral weight management program if their physicians used an optimistic tone while discussing it as a treatment option. (Annals of... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 7, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Gene Therapy Controls Diabetic Eye Disease for at Least a Year
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- A form of gene therapy stabilized or improved diabetic retinopathy (DR) for up to a year, particularly in patients with nonproliferative (NP) DR, a small clinical study showed.
Overall, about 40% of patients... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 6, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Eye Drops Make Bid for Role in Diabetic Macular Edema
(MedPage Today) -- SAN FRANCISCO -- A noninvasive treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME) produced early evidence of efficacy in a study reported here.
Best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) improved by more than seven Early Treatment Diabetic... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 6, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Kidnapping for Abortion; Death by Nitrogen Gas; Gender-Affirming Care Reaches SCOTUS
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Idaho prosecutors have charged a woman and her son with kidnapping after they allegedly took the son's teenage girlfriend out of state for an abortion. (AP)
Meanwhile... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 3, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Intermittent Fasting for T2D; Omnipod 5 App Cleared; GLP-1 Meds and Thyroid Cancer
(MedPage Today) -- Intermittent fasting can help patients with type 2 diabetes lose weight and better control their glucose levels. (JAMA Network Open)
How far should doctors go to treat childhood obesity? (New York Times)
The FDA cleared the... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - November 1, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Bone Density Mostly Catches Up After Adolescent Use of Gender-Affirming Hormones
(MedPage Today) -- Bone mineral density in individuals treated with puberty suppression caught up with pretreatment levels in most cases after long-term use of gender-affirming hormones (GAH), according to a single-center cohort study.
Among 75... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 31, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Infertility Definition Expanded to Be More Inclusive
(MedPage Today) -- Infertility is no longer restricted to just women in heterosexual partnerships. Now, circumstances common among LGBTQ people and single women trying to get pregnant can meet the official definition for infertility.
The new clinical... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - October 27, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
