Obesity
Conference Coverage
VIDEO: PCSK9 inhibitors placed in perspective
News
One in four patients with hypertension nonadherent to therapy
Major finding: A urine test available to commercial labs showed that 25% of patients were totally (10.1%) or partially (14.9%) nonadherent to...
Conference Coverage
Bariatric surgery’s benefit persists in type 2 diabetes
Major finding: Significantly more patients treated with one of two types of bariatric surgery achieved the HbA1c target (37.5% and 24.5%) after 3...
Conference Coverage
Evolocumab betters ezetimibe for lowering LDL in statin-intolerant patients
Major finding: Statin-intolerant patients with hypercholesterolemia experienced mean 53%-56% reductions in LDL cholesterol in response to 12 weeks...
Conference Coverage
'Revolutionary' LDL lowering shown in evolocumab phase III trials
Guidelines
Evidence needed on obesity definition, treatment, AACE declares
News
VIDEO: Getting payers to cover obesity treatment
Podcasts
Choice vs. regulation: the role of public policy in obesity management
Podcasts
What causes ‘weight fate,’ and is it really inevitable?
News
Bariatric surgery reduces uterine cancer risk
Major finding: Bariatric surgery was associated with a 70% reduction in risk of uterine cancer.Data source: A retrospective cohort study involving...
News
Fried foods may magnify genetic obesity risk
Major finding: The differences in BMI among subjects who consumed fried foods four or more times a week and those who consumed them less than once...