Virtual Obesity Treatment Program Led to Substantial Weight Loss in Real-World Study
DALLAS — A real-world virtual obesity treatment program that involved use of GLP-1 receptor agonists with intensive lifestyle interventions led to robust and sustained weight loss, according to an analysis of a cohort study. At 12 months, there was an average weight loss of 16.2% of body weight, with results sustained up to 24 months, […]
Brain’s ‘appetite control center’ different in people who are overweight or living with obesity
Cambridge scientists have shown that the hypothalamus, a key region of the brain involved in controlling appetite, is different in the brains of people who are overweight and people with obesity when compared to people who are a healthy weight. The researchers say their findings add further evidence to the relevance of brain structure to […]
Raincoats and Undies: Are Your Clothes Dripping in ‘Forever Chemicals’?
There could be more than just fashion risks involved when buying a pair of leggings or a raincoat. Just how much risk is still not clear, but toxic chemicals have been found in hundreds of consumer products and clothing bought off the racks nationwide. Thousands of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances, or PFAS, exist since the […]
Treatment De-Escalation Shows Promise in Testicular Cancer
A reduced dose of chemotherapy and involved node radiotherapy (INRT) may be viable for patients with stage IIA or IIB seminoma of the testis, results from a phase II study suggested. In a group of 116 patients, a single-dose of carboplatin along with de-escalated INRT yielded a 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) rate of 93.7% (90% […]
Allergy Meds May Make Drug Overdoses More Dangerous, CDC Says
Antihistamines were involved in at least 15% of recent overdose deaths, according to 2019-2020 data from 43 states and the District of Columbia. Of 92,033 overdose deaths during this time period, 14.7% were antihistamine-positive and 3.6% were antihistamine-involved, reported Amanda Dinwiddie, MPH, of the CDC’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control in Atlanta, and […]
Opinion | ‘Many Doctors Are Involved in These Schemes’: What We Heard This Week
“Many doctors are involved in these schemes. …Oh my god. I mean, I’ve seen it over and over and over again.” — Robert FitzPatrick, a multilevel marketing (MLM) expert, on doctors peddling products to patients as part of an MLM program. “Reinfections are expected, not a failure of vaccines.” — Sarah Long, MD, of St. […]
Monkeypox Outbreak Strain Has Far More Mutations Than Expected
The strain of monkeypox involved in the current global outbreak differs from its parent strain by about 50 single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) — far more than would be expected for an orthopoxvirus, researchers reported. There’s also evidence of continued evolution and adaptation during human-to-human transmission that’s occurring faster than expected, which may account for its […]
Development of fatty liver disease under a healthy diet
A new study identifies two genes, previously reported to be involved in cancer, as regulators of the metabolic state of the liver. Alterations in these genes influence the likelihood of developing fatty liver disease. The epidemic of obesity worldwide has increased the risk of accumulating fat in the liver, a preamble to liver inflammation and […]