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First weight-loss pill from Lilly shows promising results
Eli Lilly said its experimental drug, orforglipron, helped people with Type 2 diabetes lower their blood sugar and lose weight.
Weight-loss drugs may help patients ‘catch up’ if behavioral therapy fails
Adding an anti-obesity medication alongside behavioral therapy produced significantly more weight loss in patients who initially struggled with the therapy, a study in Nature Medicine showed.
Tirzepatide produces clinically meaningful weight loss for at least 3 years in non-diabetic overweight adults: Trial
Once-weekly treatment with tirzepatide can produce clinically meaningful and sustained weight loss for at least three years in adults with overweight or obesity who do not have diabetes
Gastric bypass outperforms other surgeries in severe obesity treatment, trial shows
Gastric bypass is the most clinically and cost-effective form of interventional surgery for people living with severe obesity, reveals new research.
Weight loss protects—even when weight is regained
The study, published in The Lancet Region Health—Europe, focuses on the health consequences of regaining some weight following significant weight loss, an area in which scientific knowledge is described as extremely limited.