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Long-Term Study Reveals Sustained Metabolic Adaptation After Gastric Bypass Surgery
10/21/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
A study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that gastric bypass surgery leads to significant long-term weight loss and metabolic changes, suggesting that maintaining fat-free mass may help sustain metabolic rates...
A study published in the International Journal of Obesity found that gastric bypass surgery leads to significant long-term weight loss and metabolic changes, suggesting that maintaining fat-free mass may help sustain metabolic rates...
A study published in the...
10/21/2024
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Helicobacter pylori May Hinder Efficacy of Sleeve Gastrectomy in Patients With Diabetes
10/08/2024
Jolynn Tumolo
Helicobacter pylori infection may curb the benefit of sleeve gastrectomy in patients with obesity and diabetes, according to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity.
Helicobacter pylori infection may curb the benefit of sleeve gastrectomy in patients with obesity and diabetes, according to a study published in the International Journal of Obesity.
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10/08/2024
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Obesity Significantly Increases Cancer Risk in Patients With Cardiovascular Disease
09/16/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Obesity is associated with an increased cancer risk in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), highlighting the need for targeted prevention strategies, according to study results published in the Journal of the American Heart...
Obesity is associated with an increased cancer risk in patients with cardiovascular disease (CVD), highlighting the need for targeted prevention strategies, according to study results published in the Journal of the American Heart...
Obesity is associated with an...
09/16/2024
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Obesity's Dual Role in Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm: Risk Factor and Protective Paradox
09/03/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Obesity, traditionally recognized as a significant public health threat due to its association with numerous metabolic, inflammatory, and psychosocial conditions, is now emerging as a complex factor in the development and progression of...
Obesity, traditionally recognized as a significant public health threat due to its association with numerous metabolic, inflammatory, and psychosocial conditions, is now emerging as a complex factor in the development and progression of...
Obesity, traditionally...
09/03/2024
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Dietary Patterns May Reshape Microbiota to Combat Obesity
08/19/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Dietary patterns that promote beneficial gut microbiota show promise in combating obesity and related metabolic diseases, according to recent research published in Frontiers in Nutrition.
Dietary patterns that promote beneficial gut microbiota show promise in combating obesity and related metabolic diseases, according to recent research published in Frontiers in Nutrition.
Dietary patterns that promote...
08/19/2024
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Obesity Linked to Distinct Heart Muscle Abnormalities in Patients With HFpEF, Study Finds
08/05/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
A recent study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research highlighted the significant impact of severe obesity on myocardial ultrastructure in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), revealing potential...
A recent study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research highlighted the significant impact of severe obesity on myocardial ultrastructure in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), revealing potential...
A recent study published in...
08/05/2024
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Few Medicare Providers Offer Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity
10/23/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
Just 1% of primary care providers who cared for Medicare beneficiaries provided intensive behavioral therapy (IBT) for obesity at any time between 2013 and 2019, according to a study published online in PLOS One.
Just 1% of primary care providers who cared for Medicare beneficiaries provided intensive behavioral therapy (IBT) for obesity at any time between 2013 and 2019, according to a study published online in PLOS One.
Just 1% of primary care...
10/23/2023
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Few Medicare Providers Offer Intensive Behavioral Therapy for Obesity
10/13/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
A study found that only 1.2% of primary care providers offered Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) services over 7 years, with some being consistent users, early adopters, and late adopters.
A study found that only 1.2% of primary care providers offered Intensive Behavioral Therapy (IBT) services over 7 years, with some being consistent users, early adopters, and late adopters.
A study found that only 1.2% of...
10/13/2023
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Cost-Effectiveness of Bariatric Surgery: Addressing Severe Obesity and Comorbidities With RYGB and SG
09/28/2023
Danielle Sposato
Bariatric surgeries like Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are proven to be highly effective in treating severe obesity and related conditions like diabetes and hypertension, though they may not yield immediate cost...
Bariatric surgeries like Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG) are proven to be highly effective in treating severe obesity and related conditions like diabetes and hypertension, though they may not yield immediate cost...
Bariatric surgeries like...
09/28/2023
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Obesity Drug Comparison Ranks Semaglutide Tops for Weight Loss, Waist Reduction
06/27/2023
Jolynn Tumolo
Semaglutide and phentermine/topiramate were associated with more weight loss and waist circumference reduction at 12 months compared with other obesity drugs, according to results from a systematic review and network meta-analysis. 
Semaglutide and phentermine/topiramate were associated with more weight loss and waist circumference reduction at 12 months compared with other obesity drugs, according to results from a systematic review and network meta-analysis. 
Semaglutide and...
06/27/2023
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Behind the Bill
The Senate’s $3 Trillion Deal. Tax Relief Now, Medicaid Coverage Loss Later?
07/02/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
The Senate has done it. After weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling and last-minute amendments, lawmakers have passed a sprawling tax-and-spending megabill that makes good on a long-standing Republican goal: making the 2017 Trump tax cuts...
The Senate has done it. After weeks of behind-the-scenes wrangling and last-minute amendments, lawmakers have passed a sprawling tax-and-spending megabill that makes good on a long-standing Republican goal: making the 2017 Trump tax cuts...
The Senate has done it. After...
07/02/2025
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When a Cap Isn’t Just a Cap: How a Provider Tax Proposal Could Reshape Medicaid Financing
06/25/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
In Washington, the most consequential policies are often buried in the fine print. One such detail in the Senate Finance Committee’s latest tax and spending proposal would gradually cap provider taxes—a core funding tool states use to pull in...
In Washington, the most consequential policies are often buried in the fine print. One such detail in the Senate Finance Committee’s latest tax and spending proposal would gradually cap provider taxes—a core funding tool states use to pull in...
In Washington, the most...
06/25/2025
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Rewriting the Safety Net? Inside the Senate’s Changes to Medicaid and the ACA
06/18/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which started in the House with sweeping tax reforms and some eye-catching health care proposals. Now, the Senate has released its (highly...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve been following the progress of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), which started in the House with sweeping tax reforms and some eye-catching health care proposals. Now, the Senate has released its (highly...
Over the past few weeks, I’ve...
06/18/2025
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Behind the Bill
How States Might Respond to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act
06/11/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) still in the hands of the Senate, much of the national conversation has centered on what this legislation would do to federal coverage programs. But regardless of how the federal process unfolds,...
With the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA) still in the hands of the Senate, much of the national conversation has centered on what this legislation would do to federal coverage programs. But regardless of how the federal process unfolds,...
With the One Big Beautiful Bill...
06/11/2025
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Is the Affordable Care Act on the Chopping Block? What the One Big Beautiful Bill Act Tells Us.
06/04/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been weeks of headline-grabbing debate over Medicaid work requirements, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” remains in the Senate as they deliberate over several health care provisions. While the Medicaid provisions sparked most of the...
It’s been weeks of headline-grabbing debate over Medicaid work requirements, and the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” remains in the Senate as they deliberate over several health care provisions. While the Medicaid provisions sparked most of the...
It’s been weeks of...
06/04/2025
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From House to Senate: The Journey of Cutting Medicaid
05/28/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1, 119th Congress) by a single vote, sending the sweeping tax and spending reconciliation package, backed by President Trump, to the Senate. With its...
Last week, the House of Representatives narrowly passed the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (HR 1, 119th Congress) by a single vote, sending the sweeping tax and spending reconciliation package, backed by President Trump, to the Senate. With its...
Last week, the House of...
05/28/2025
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Behind the Bill
Eligibility, Paperwork, and Penalties: The Not-So-Hidden Costs of Medicaid ‘Reform’
05/21/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been another eventful week in health policy—a phrase that’s quickly becoming routine. This time, House Republicans advanced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, designed to implement elements of the March budget resolution, with a...
It’s been another eventful week in health policy—a phrase that’s quickly becoming routine. This time, House Republicans advanced a sweeping budget reconciliation bill, designed to implement elements of the March budget resolution, with a...
It’s been another eventful week...
05/21/2025
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Behind the Bill
A Busy Week in Drug Pricing Policy: Aligning US Drug Prices With Global Standards?
05/14/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
It’s been a busy few days for drug pricing policy. While I’d love to dig into the details of both President Trump’s latest executive order and the newest Republican bill that would cut Medicaid spending, we don’t have the time—and this isn’t...
It’s been a busy few days for drug pricing policy. While I’d love to dig into the details of both President Trump’s latest executive order and the newest Republican bill that would cut Medicaid spending, we don’t have the time—and this isn’t...
It’s been a busy few days for...
05/14/2025
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BEHIND THE BILL
When Agencies Lose Power: How 3 Seismic Shifts are Transforming Pharmaceutical Regulation
05/07/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
In the span of just 9 months, the landscape of administrative law has undergone a transformation so profound that pharmaceutical executives, health care providers, and patients alike are struggling to navigate the new terrain. The Supreme...
In the span of just 9 months, the landscape of administrative law has undergone a transformation so profound that pharmaceutical executives, health care providers, and patients alike are struggling to navigate the new terrain. The Supreme...
In the span of just 9 months,...
05/07/2025
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Behind the Bill
The Medicare Paradox, Part 3: Strategic Trade Doesn’t Have to be a Zero-Sum Game
05/07/2025
Katie Hayes, MJ
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve examined the growing friction between the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff investigations and the Medicare drug pricing reforms authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These 2 policy agendas—industrial...
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve examined the growing friction between the Section 232 pharmaceutical tariff investigations and the Medicare drug pricing reforms authorized by the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). These 2 policy agendas—industrial...
Over the past 2 weeks, I’ve...
05/07/2025
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Identifying Large-Vessel Vasculitis in Polymyalgia Rheumatica: Key Clinical and Laboratory Red Flags
04/05/2024
Lisa Kuhns, PhD, MD
Potential red flags for large-vessel vasculitis in isolated polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) include inflammatory back pain, significant pelvic involvement, widespread lower extremity pain, marked inflammatory response indicated by specific lab...
Potential red flags for large-vessel vasculitis in isolated polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR) include inflammatory back pain, significant pelvic involvement, widespread lower extremity pain, marked inflammatory response indicated by specific lab...
Potential red flags for...
04/05/2024
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05/07/2024
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered workflows and prospective analytics are advancing value-based care by improving patient outcomes and reducing costs. In a recent interview, an expert emphasizes that leveraging AI technologies enables...
Artificial intelligence (AI)-powered workflows and prospective analytics are advancing value-based care by improving patient outcomes and reducing costs. In a recent interview, an expert emphasizes that leveraging AI technologies enables...
Artificial intelligence...
05/07/2024
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Patient Diagnosed With Clinically Isolated Syndrome After Traumatic Brain Injury: Case Study
05/30/2024
Grace Taylor, MS, MA
Researchers presented a case study of a 71-year-old White man who was diagnosed with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) after experiencing a traumatic brain injury.
Researchers presented a case study of a 71-year-old White man who was diagnosed with clinically isolated syndrome (CIS) after experiencing a traumatic brain injury.
Researchers presented a case...
05/30/2024
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Budget Squeeze for FY 2025: What It Means for HHS and Public Health
07/17/2024
Katie Hayes, MJ
FY 2025 planning shows potential budget cuts for HHS and FDA, which could limit their ability to enforce regulations and address key issues.
FY 2025 planning shows potential budget cuts for HHS and FDA, which could limit their ability to enforce regulations and address key issues.
FY 2025 planning shows potential...
07/17/2024
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Venkatgiri Vandali
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Maximizing Efficiency and Patient Care With Generative AI
08/12/2024
Venkatgiri Vandali
The role of generative AI in managing data is explored and the potential impact of payers, providers, and patients in this interview with industry expert Venkatgiri Vandali of Firstsource.
The role of generative AI in managing data is explored and the potential impact of payers, providers, and patients in this interview with industry expert Venkatgiri Vandali of Firstsource.
The role of generative AI in...
08/12/2024
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