Obesity

Results of a recent study support the importance of lifestyle interventions to reduce the burden of breathlessness in middle-aged adults.

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Monu Khanna, MD, discusses challenges in managing pain in patients with obesity, effective pharmacological and nonpharmacological therapies, and more.

LPCN 2401, a combination anabolic androgen receptor agonist and α-tocopherol, decreased fat mass by 6.7% and increased lean mass by 4.4% over 36 weeks, said Lipocine, Inc.

Shagun Bindlish, MD, board member of the American Diabetes Association, details available options for treating venous disease in patients with obesity.

ACC.24: Results of STEP HFpEF DM showed significant improvement in quality of life measures among adults with obesity-related HFpEF and type 2 diabetes.

ACC.2024: Two abstracts presented during the ACC Scientific Sessions indicate cardiologists are very hesitant to prescribe medical therapy for obesity.

The once daily tablet, VK2375, is headed to a phase 2 trial later this year and is an oral version of Viking's investigational injectable GLP-1/GIP mimetic currently in phase 2.

CMS says Medicare Part D plans will cover semaglutide for individuals with overweight/obesity who have preexisting CVD, a first after 40 years of legal prohibition.