ROCKVILLE, MD-Advances in evidence-based obesity medications and treatment options are critical for the millions of individuals living with the chronic disease. The Obesity Society is encouraged by the development of new options that are effective, safe, and convenient for consumers. Last week, results released for the ACHIEVE-1 Phase 3 clinical trial suggest that a [...]

Rockville, Md. – The Obesity Society is disappointed with the decision made by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to continue its policy that restricts access to safe and effective obesity medications. The announcement that CMS will reject Part D coverage of obesity medications and application to the Medicaid program in a [...]

March 19, 2025 — Today, the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC) and The Obesity Society (TOS) sent a letter to the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA), along with more than 20 leading organizations and providers across the healthcare continuum, urging the agency to enforce federal regulations around compounding following the recent resolution of GLP-1 medicine shortages. [...]

ROCKVILLE, MD – The Obesity Society (TOS) acknowledges the U.S. Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent announcement declaring the end of shortages for Novo Nordisk's Wegovy and Ozempic; two critical medications in the treatment of obesity and diabetes. This development signifies a pivotal advancement in patient care, ensuring broader access to these essential, FDA-approved [...]

Rockville, Md. -- A Super Bowl advertisement by Hims & Hers, a consumer health and wellness platform, will mislead viewers by excluding any information about the overall risks and side effects of compounded drugs. The ad emphasizes the role of the food and health system in the obesity epidemic and fails to include any [...]

ROCKVILLE, Md. -- The Obesity Society (TOS) applauds the work of The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology Commission on Diagnostic Criteria of Clinical Obesity to refine the definition of obesity and establish a framework for diagnosing other chronic diseases caused by excess adiposity. Several prominent experts in obesity and related metabolic diseases who are members [...]

Washington, DC—The Obesity Care Advocacy Network (OCAN), and more than 70 other patient advocacy organizations across the spectrum of related obesity co-morbidities, issued a statement urging the Trump administration to finalize the proposed CMS rulemaking to align coverage policy for Medicare and Medicaid to reflect that obesity is a chronic disease. The statement urges [...]

SAN ANTONIO, Tx - Cancer patients need a lot of drugs—immunotherapies, chemotherapies, and anti-infectives. But new research at ObesityWeek® on Nov. 3, 2024, shows clinicians may not have all the information they need to use these drugs safely if the patient has obesity. For example, about half of U.S. oncologists are unaware of prolonged [...]

Rockville, Maryland, August 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: October 18, 2024 The Obesity Society (“TOS”), the leading professional society focused on obesity science, treatment, and prevention, is pleased to welcome Sherlyn Celone-Arnold, MS, as Chief of Strategy and Professional Development. As Chief of Strategy and Professional Development, Ms. Celone-Arnold will work [...]

Building momentum in the prevention and treatment of childhood obesity as TOS recognizes National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, but more work needs to be done ROCKVILLE, Md. – Following the new guidelines for evidence-based treatment of childhood obesity published by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) in 2023, new research has gained powerful momentum [...]