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USPTF on Kids with Obesity; GLP-1s on Brain Diseases; Financial Incentives to Lose Weight; Novel
AT A GLANCE The US Preventive Services Task Force published in JAMA a Recommendation Statement on Interventions for High Body Mass Index in Children and Adolescents. Simar Bajaj at NewScientist on GLP-1s’ unexpected...
Read MoreMASH Clash for Liver Disease; Google’s Verily Pivots to GLP-1 Meds; JPMorgan Chase $500M Bet
AT A GLANCE STAT on Google’s health tech spinout Verily pivoting to offer GLP-1 drug prescriptions. MIT biotech legend Bob Langer and colleague Giovanni Traverso launched Syntis Bio, with...
Read MoreOral GLP-1 Charge; Weight Loss Drugs and Cancer; The Obese Police; Medicaid Coverage for Comprehensive
AT A GLANCE Structure Therapeutics announced weight loss of 6.2% at 12 weeks in 37 subjects on GSBR-1290 – a once-daily oral GLP-1 drug. UK-based The Guardian newspaper reports...
Read MoreNestle Frozen Foods for GLP-1 Users; Weight-Loss Drug Sales in 2033 Balloon to $150B; No
AT A GLANCE CNN on Nestle ‘…releasing a lineup of frozen food for people on Ozempic and other GLP-1 drugs.’ Deena Beasley at Reuters reports BMO Capital Markets now...
Read More24% Reduction in Kidney Events on Semaglutide; TikTok bans Weight Meds Marketing; Bariatric Surgery Cures
AT A GLANCE The American Heart Association ‘…highlights the barriers to treatment and improvements needed in translating the science of obesity to patient care.’ Daniel Gilbert at...
Read More‘South Park’ on Obesity; Novo Trial on Alcoholic Liver Disease; Bernie Sanders Blasts Wegovy Prices;
AT A GLANCE ‘It’s time for some drastic measures to bring down his weight…’ says the doctor in the trailer for South Park: The End of Obesity....
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