Dear Dr. Roach: Is 18 years a record for living without a stomach? A family member had stomach cancer when he was 70 and had ...

But the man’s condition worsened, progressing into cirrhosis and eventually hepatocellular carcinoma, also known as liver ...

Sarcopenia is often associated with older age, but research shows obesity-associated sarcopenia can happen in patients in weight management settings. To prevent rapid weight loss, Chadha refrains ...

Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro, all GLP-1 anti-obesity medications, may offer health benefits beyond weight loss. Studies show ...

A separate study showed that fish-oil derived omega-3s may improve muscle mass, strength, and physical function in older ...

produced maximum weight loss of 8 to 11%, on average, said Yale School of Medicine’s Dr. Jorge Moreno. “With these older medications, the expectations for patients would be improving their ...

“While we hypothesized that older anti-obesity medications could help maintain weight loss, the extent to which patients were able to sustain and even further reduce their weight was unexpected ...

Mindy McCormick, 67, read that her insurer would soon stop covering the weight loss drug ... has helped some patients to stretch out their doses, and has switched others to older drugs.

In addition to obesity-related conditions, some patients are being prescribed the drugs to lose weight and become eligible for services, including organ transplants, fertility treatments or knee ...