Obesity Medicine

ACOG 2025: Johanna Finkle, MD, shares strategies to start weight conversations with patients and build clinician confidence in counseling and treatment options.

Semaglutide dosing was individually tailored for adults with obesity and supported with app-based coaching on diet, physical activity, and other lifestyle factors.

Full results from the SURMOUNT-5 trial showed tirzepatide achieved 20.2% mean weight loss vs 13.7% with semaglutide in adults with obesity or overweight.

The ability to predict which individuals will experience adverse events from GLP-1 therapy has great promise for more personalized treatment and improved clinical trial design.

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Phenomix will showcase new data on prediction of adverse events to GLP-1 RA therapy, a new obesity sub-phenotype, and approaches to improve surgical outcomes.

Northstrive Biosciences received positive FDA feedback for its IND application for EL-22, a probiotic-based treatment for obesity.

While smoking in the US continues to decline, the American Cancer Society reports mixed progress in major cancer risk factors, prevention, and screening.

The positive topline data from the phase 3 ACHIEVE-1 trial suggest the small molecule GLP-1 mimetic could compete with blockbuster weekly injectables for reducing weight, A1c.

ACP 2025: GLP-1 medications are advancing obesity care, but lifestyle changes and bariatric surgery remain key components. Laura Davisson, MD, discusses how to personalize treatment strategies.