PARIS—Calling its latest piece a “must-have for anyone with a discerning eye” who is preparing to undergo bariatric surgery, the prestigious jewelry firm Cartier introduced a new diamond-encrusted…
Read more Cartier Introduces New Diamond-Encrusted Gastric Lap-BandNo medication in the history of modern weight loss has inspired as much awe as the latest class of obesity drugs. Wegovy and Zepbound are so effective that…
Read more Ozempic Can Turn Into No-zempicImagine an older man goes in to see his doctor. He’s 72 years old and moderately overweight: 5-foot-10, 190 pounds. His blood tests show high levels of triglycerides.…
Read more Older Americans Are About to Lose a Lot of WeightGoFundMe started as a crowdfunding site for underwriting “ideas and dreams,” and, as GoFundMe’s co-founders, Andrew Ballester and Brad Damphousse, once put it, “for life’s important moments.” In…
Read more GoFundMe Is a Health-Care Utility NowThe latest weight-loss drugs are rightly hailed as game changers for obesity, but in an important way, they are just like every other method of managing weight: They…
Read more The Ozempic PlateauCNN — A report by the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner states Lisa Marie Presley’s death in January was caused by a “sequelae of a small bowel obstruction.”…
Read more Lisa Marie Presley died of complications from prior weight-loss surgery, autopsy report shows | CNNThis article was featured in One Story to Read Today, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a single must-read from The Atlantic, Monday through Friday. Sign up…
Read more Did Scientists Accidentally Invent an Anti-addiction Drug?The Ozempic craze shows no signs of slowing. Demand for the drug, popularly used for weight loss, is so monumental that it is already changing the diet industry…
Read more We’ve Had a Cheaper, More Potent Ozempic Alternative for DecadesAll of a sudden, Ozempic is everywhere. The weight-loss drug that it contains, semaglutide, is a potent treatment for obesity, and Hollywood and TikTok celebrities have turned it…
Read more Ozempic Is About to Be Old NewsJan. 13, 2023 — The American Academy of Pediatrics last week issued their first new guidelines in 15 years for evaluating and treating kids and adolescents with overweight…
Read more New Guidelines for Kids With Obesity: What Parents Should Know
