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Clinical obesity status outperformed BMI in surgery candidates
Francesco Rubino's JAMA Network Open letter, covered August 16-17, 2026, applied the Lancet Commission labels to four surgical centers.
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GLP‑1 therapy after sleeve was associated with better 10-year weight outcomes
A retrospective 111-patient study found an association between adjuvant semaglutide or tirzepatide and greater long-term weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy.
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ASMBS meeting data show rising GLP‑1 use, falling operations, and a large treatment gap
One ASMBS meeting analysis found that 90% to 95% of patients whose records showed severe obesity without diabetes received neither treatment studied.
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OBSCORE model estimates 10-year risk across 18 obesity-related outcomes
Researchers built a 20-feature model using UK Biobank data and tested parts of it in two independent cohorts.
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