Obesity is a disease, and America’s healthcare providers and hospital systems must be part of changing how we treat it. That means many of us in the health ecosystem must reexamine how we view patients with excess weight.
The company's shares were down more than 40 percent in midday trading as the FDA placed a clinical hold on ZGN-1061, the second such hold the company has experienced in three years.
In a webinar on April 16 at 1pm ET, Aneesh Chopra will moderate a discussion with executives from DocuSign, Velatura, and behavioral health providers on eConsent, health information exchange and compliance with the CMS Final Rule on interoperability.
"Our tools are designed to work alongside existing programs to make human interactions more productive," said Michael Fergusson, Ayogo's founder and CEO.
Norwest Venture Partners led the funding round. It also added two new investors in the funding round — GE Ventures and dRx Capital.
ReShape Medical's alternative to bariatric surgery with a procedure that inserts two balloons into an obese person's stomach has raised $38 million to commercialize the technology.
When it comes to childhood obesity, who is to blame?
A specialty drug is a class of prescription medications used to treat complex, chronic or rare medical conditions. Although this classification was originally intended to define the treatment of rare, also termed “orphan” diseases, affecting fewer than 200,000 people in the US, more recently, specialty drugs have emerged as the cornerstone of treatment for chronic and complex diseases such as cancer, autoimmune conditions, diabetes, hepatitis C, and HIV/AIDS.
Healthcare professionals also fall victim to the Big Mac temptation at times, but some are going to be cut off - at least while they're at work.
If research indicated that obese people need not change their diet drastically as long as they exercise, would you believe it? What about if you knew the findings were funded by Coca-Cola?
Approximately 6.5 million Americans are affected by advanced non-healing wounds each year.
Because of the high rates of obesity in the UK, doctors are proposing a 20 percent tax on sugary drinks similar to the soda tax in Mexico in efforts to dissuade people from buying these drinks.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
The obesity crisis is an issue that doesn’t seem to be going anywhere anytime soon, unfortunately. But the off-putting focus of the mission to combat it, profit driven or not, is slightly absurd. The Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics is now endorsing brands that can’t even dare to be called authentic products (i.e. Kraft Singles). […]
The build up of fat in the liver and sleep apnea appear now to be closely related and primarily affect a particular demographic of obese people. In a study published last year in the journal Chest, researchers looked at 226 obese middle-aged men and women who were referred to a clinic because they were suspected of […]
It’s no mystery why obesity rates are high in the U.S. with our plentiful array of fast food options and unlimited access to sugary sodas. But now other areas of the world are getting their junk food fix, which will affect rates in countries that traditionally have healthy, well-rounded diets. New studies, published last week […]
Oklahoma City Mayor Mick Cornett is an innovative guy. He’s made many changes for the Midwestern city, including attracting an NBA franchise. But one of the most notable ones, as the country is seriously battling obesity and diabetes, was his initiative to help his city lose weight as a team. It started when Men’s Fitness […]
There are plenty of opinions about whether or not obesity is a disease or a disability and even the psychological implications that might come along with such labels. Turns out the difference of opinion is quite drastic between Europe and the United States. On December 18, 2014, the European Court of Justice made a landmark […]