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Recent Letters from the Director

The Online GLP-1 Marketplace

July 31, 2026

A recent research letter published in JAMA by Chetty et al describes the experience of a secret shopper in obtaining GLP-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RA) from online sources.

Understanding PMOS

June 30, 2026

PCOS was recently renamed polyendocrine metabolic ovarian syndrome (PMOS) to address the inadequate treatment that has resulted from its perception as a condition limited to fertility.

Lessons from the STOP Obesity Alliance: A Reflection on Obesity Advocacy

May 29, 2026

This month's author is, Aden Belay, MPH, the STOP Obesity Alliance student research assistant who recently graduated from the Milken Institute School of Public Health.

News Archive

A Proposed Standard of Care for Adult Obesity

July 1, 2019

Many patients report that it is difficult to receive the care they need because the standards for obesity care.

Member Updates | June 2019

July 1, 2019

Member Updates | June 2019

A Proposed Standard of Care (2019)

June 20, 2019

Proposed standard of care for adult obesity treatment proposes practices for spectrum of clinical, community, and digitally-based entities & clinical providers.

Member Updates | May 2019

June 1, 2019

Member Updates | May 2019

Rethinking Our Approach to Obesity Prevention in Low-Income Minority Populations

June 1, 2019

Over the past two decades, the NIH invested in two major multi-center studies aimed at obesity prevention in low-income Hispanic and African American children.