Obesity

The prevalence of obesity in the Sutter Health system between 2015 and 2020 was 35%. Differences by race/ethnicity, health insurance, smoking status, and comorbidities were examined.

Findings were presented by researchers from the UC Irvine Health School of Medicine at the 2023 American Society for Preventive Cardiology's Congress on CVD Prevention.

After receiving 4.8 mg of survodutide weekly for 46 weeks, more than half of trial participants achieved weight loss of 15% or more.

Overall, home visitation staff support the use of technology-enhanced educational tools in conjunction with home visits to promote positive weight outcomes.

Independent FDA panel advises that the next round of COVID-19 vaccines only target XBB strains; the American Medical Association (AMA) says that only using body mass index (BMI) is not enough to evaluate health; teens with severe obesity look to controversial surgery and weight-loss drugs.

Type 2 diabetes drug tirzepatide (Mounjaro) helped some individuals lose nearly 16% of their body weight; some vital drugs have been sporadically in shortage for over 8 years; a bacterial outbreak of klebsiella claimed 4 lives and infected 31 people in a Seattle hospital.