What does it take for emerging technologies to get adopted by payers? The past couple of years have seen some exciting progress, particularly the willingness by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid to cover telehealth for Medicare Advantage plans.
A woman is suing the maker of Ozempic, claiming severe side effects from the weight loss drug resulted in the death of a portion of…
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Better obesity treatment options have people buying new clothes and better food, spending less on weight watching and more on health.
What are ultra-processed foods and why are they bad for you? From granola bars to chips, more studies are revealing that UPFs are tied to…
Nature – Some are pivoting to alternative social-media platforms and scrambling to rebuild their networks.
Aim To evaluate the effect on type 2 diabetes remission of short-term intensive metabolic intervention consisting of frequent dietary, exercise and diabetes management coaching, metformin…
News media often report medical claims from drug makers as news without investigating their source, which can mislead consumers and provide free advertising for pharmaceutical…
A new study has found that obesity may be an important risk factor for infection from the virus that causes COVID-19. Researchers analyzed electronic health…
Obesity Surgery – Disproportional fat-free mass loss often occurs post-bariatric surgery, partly due to insufficient protein intake during the post-surgery recovery phase. We compared five…
Federal prosecutors say Russia paid an American media company to push pro-Kremlin messages from social media influencers including Benny Johnson, Tim Pool and Dave Rubin.
