Posts Tagged ‘weight loss’
Semaglutide causes impressive weight loss. But is it better than weight loss surgery?
The New England Journal of Medicine published a study on February 10, 2021 showing that an existing diabetes drug called semaglutide (brand name Ozempic—everybody has seen the TV commercials), is effective for causing weight loss when combined with diet and exercise. This study got a lot of press coverage after it was published – see…
Read MoreGastric Sleeve Outcomes Vary by Surgeon
We see it all the time – outcomes depend on who is producing the outcome. Some chefs, teachers, mechanics, athletes, authors, contractors, etc., do a better job and get better outcomes than others. This isn’t as obvious for doctors, but it is just as true. In the fields of medicine in which outcomes are easy to…
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