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    Tag: weight

    New GLP-1 RA ‘better than semaglutide’ for weight loss in Lancet study

    June 30, 2025

    A high dose of a new once-weekly injected GLP-1 receptor agonist has outdone semaglutide for weight loss in a phase III trial. Ecnoglutide, developed in…

    Divine dispute: Uniting Church says telehealth clinic misusing its brand name

    June 23, 2025

    Telehealth corporate Eucalyptus is embroiled in a legal battle with the Uniting Church over its online weight loss program Juniper with the church alleging it…

    I’d be rich if I had a dollar for every unwanted comment about my weight

    June 20, 2025

    Something I’ve struggled with my whole life is my weight. Not because I’m unhappy with my body, but because others seem to be. Let me…

    Bariatric surgeons under pressure? Life beyond the $69,000 premiums

    June 20, 2025

    Are bariatric surgeons in trouble? Many are facing sky-high premiums fuelled by an apparent rise in patient complaints. And what about the GLP-1s? Will they…

    UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting. AAP.

    The dismal science returns: How do you make GLP-1 RAs worth taxpayers’ money?

    June 2, 2025

    UK Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Wes Streeting. AAP.There are many wondrous things about GLP-1 receptor agonists, not least their capacity to…

    Tirzepatide reduces weight more than semaglutide in head-to-head trial of patients without diabetes

    May 12, 2025

    Tirzepatide leads to greater weight loss than semaglutide in adults with obesity but without type 2 diabetes, a head-to-head trial suggests. Published in the New…

    Call for doctors prescribing semaglutide to refer patients to dietitians

    March 17, 2025

    GPs who prescribe semaglutide should be obliged to also refer those patients on to a dietitian for appropriate counselling, Dietitians Australia says. The organisation’s president…

    ‘They are devastated’: When your patient discovers stopping semaglutide means the weight returns

    March 14, 2025

    Semaglutide is a game changer for patients right up until they stop the treatment, when many face the heartbreak of watching the kilos return. That…

    Obesity is a disease but not diagnosed with BMI alone, says Lancet Global Commission

    January 15, 2025

    BMI can be used to diagnose obesity but only in conjunction with other measures of body fat, according to a landmark international statement. A Lancet…

    Pharma pushes for GLP-1 receptor agonist to be listed on the PBS for obesity

    January 13, 2025

    Pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly is readying a PBAC application for tirzepatide, which if successful, would become the first GLP-1 receptor agonist publicly funded for obesity…

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