Obesity Medicine

 
Obesity Will Affect One-Half of Adults, One-Third of Youth Worldwide by 2050
March 04, 2025

Posing an unparalleled threat of premature disease and death globally, the unchecked rise in overweight and obesity requires an urgent 5-year action plan, experts say.

Eli Lilly Expands Zepbound Access with New Vial Doses, Self-Pay Savings
February 26, 2025

Eli Lilly launched 2 new strengths of Zepbound single-dose vials for self-pay patients, and lowered the price of 2.5 mg and 5 mg vials.

Hims & Hers Super Bowl Ad for Semaglutide "Nothing Short of Reckless," Says Partnership for Safe Medicines
February 07, 2025

In letters to the FDA and Fox Broadcasting, PSM enumerated the laws abrogated and the potential harms of the ad being viewed by 200 million people on February 9, 2025.

Viking Therapeutics Advances 3 Potential Obesity Treatments Based on Promising 2024 Clinical Trial Results
February 06, 2025

A GLP-1/GIP dual agonist in both subcutaneous and oral tablet formulations and a novel dual amylin and calcitonin receptor agonist lead the company's pipeline for antiobesity medications.

Enobosarm Preserves Lean Body Mass in Older Adults Treated with Semaglutide for Weight Reduction: Topline Phase 2b Data
January 27, 2025

In preliminary findings of the phase 2b QUALITY trial, 32% of weight loss in the semaglutide group was from lean mass reduction vs 9.4% in the combined semagutide/enobosarm group.

Novo Nordisk’s Amycretin Achieves Up to 22% Weight Loss in Phase 1b/2a Trial
January 24, 2025

Weekly subcutaneous injections of amycretin featured a safety profile similar to other incretin-based drugs, according to new topline results.

GLP-1 Mimetic Benefits Are Broad, New Study Finds, But Risks Can't Be Ignored
January 21, 2025

Incretin-mimetics may have even broader application against disease than scientists can predict, but the risks are real, too, according to a study of 2 million.

Ascletis Enters Small Molecule Oral GLP-1 RA Category with Positive Phase 1a Findings in Obesity
January 21, 2025

The properties of ASC30 may allow the small molecule GLP-1 RA to be formulated as a monthly injection and daily oral tablet, Ascletis said.

Semaglutide 7.2 mg Achieves Weight Reduction of 21% in Late-Stage STEP UP Trial
January 17, 2025

The 20.7% weight loss with the high-dose of semaglutide bested the mean reduction of 17.5% seen with semaglutide 2.4 mg, according to Novo Nordisk.

Obesity and Hypertension: Addressing Misconceptions in Clinical Practice
January 16, 2025

Caissa Troutman, MD, stresses the importance of building trust with patients through active listening and consistent, non-judgmental communication.