Dr.Lama Amer, MD🇸🇦 (@dr_lama_amer) 's Twitter Profile
Dr.Lama Amer, MD🇸🇦

@dr_lama_amer

Adult Endocrinologist🩺 specialized in Endocrine Oncology & NETs @pmcancercentre. I’m passionate about reaching my goals in life,maybe it’s MEN2B😁 @UofT Alumni

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Michael Weintraub, MD (@mweintraubmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

GLP-1RAs were associated with an increased risk of GERD and cholelithiasis but did not significantly increase the risk of pancreatitis, cholecystitis, intestinal obstruction, or other serious gastrointestinal or biliary events. GLP-1 RAs were associated with increased the risk

Michael Weintraub, MD (@mweintraubmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Summary of REDEFINE 1 and REDEFINE 2 trials with CagriSema, presented this week at #ADA2025 and published in NEJM: REDEFINE 1: • 👥 3,417 participants with obesity or overweight (without diabetes) treated with CagriSema achieved a 22.7% weight loss after 68 weeks, compared to

Summary of REDEFINE 1 and REDEFINE 2 trials with CagriSema, presented this week at #ADA2025 and published in NEJM:

REDEFINE 1:
• 👥 3,417 participants with obesity or overweight (without diabetes) treated with CagriSema achieved a 22.7% weight loss after 68 weeks, compared to
Michael "Mike" Albert, MD (@michaelalbertmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧠 Tirzepatide doesn’t just reduce appetite—it rewires the brain. - - - A new Nature Medicine Phase 1 RCT (n=114) explored how tirzepatide changes eating behavior—and the brain’s response to food—in people with overweight or obesity. 📉 Key Findings at 3–6 Weeks 🔹-524 kcal/day

🧠 Tirzepatide doesn’t just reduce appetite—it rewires the brain.
- - -
A new Nature Medicine Phase 1 RCT (n=114) explored how tirzepatide changes eating behavior—and the brain’s response to food—in people with overweight or obesity.

📉 Key Findings at 3–6 Weeks
🔹-524 kcal/day
د. يوسف ال زاهب (@you9f_) 's Twitter Profile Photo

✨أرقام عن أمراض السكري في السعودية🇸🇦 🔺نسبة انتشار أمراض السكري في السعودية تقدر بـ ٢٣.١٪ اي ٤.٦٢ ميلون مصاب. 🔺٢-٣ من كل ١٠ أشخاص بالغين بالسعودية مصابين بالسكري. المصدر: الاتحاد الدولي للسكري ٢٠٢٥

✨أرقام عن أمراض السكري في السعودية🇸🇦

🔺نسبة انتشار أمراض السكري في السعودية تقدر بـ ٢٣.١٪ اي ٤.٦٢ ميلون مصاب.

🔺٢-٣ من كل ١٠ أشخاص بالغين بالسعودية مصابين بالسكري. 

المصدر: الاتحاد الدولي للسكري ٢٠٢٥
Dr.Lama Amer, MD🇸🇦 (@dr_lama_amer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

While obesity is generally related to polygenic + environmental factors, rare monogenic forms (e.g., leptin-melanocortin defects) expose fundamental metabolic control points 🧬 #PrecisionMedicine #obesity

Dr.Lama Amer, MD🇸🇦 (@dr_lama_amer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Statistically significant & clinically meaningful reductions in LDL-C in both Phase 3 CORALreef HeFH and CORALreef AddOn trials This could be potentially the first approved oral #PCSK9 #Hyperlipidemia #LDL

NEJM (@nejm) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In patients with compensated cirrhosis from metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis, efruxifermin did not significantly reduce fibrosis at 36 weeks. Full SYMMETRY trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4kru98f

In patients with compensated cirrhosis from metabolic dysfunction–associated steatohepatitis, efruxifermin did not significantly reduce fibrosis at 36 weeks. Full SYMMETRY trial results and Research Summary: nej.md/4kru98f
Michael Weintraub, MD (@mweintraubmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Yet another GLP-1 agonist completes a phase 3 trial in adults with overweight or obesity. 🧪⚖️ Ecnoglutide, a subcutaneous once weekly injection, generated 13.2% weight loss in the highest dose vs 0.1% in placebo. 💉📉 Adverse events were comparable to the rest of the class of

Yet another GLP-1 agonist completes a phase 3 trial in adults with overweight or obesity. 🧪⚖️

Ecnoglutide, a subcutaneous once weekly injection, generated 13.2% weight loss in the highest dose vs 0.1% in placebo. 💉📉

Adverse events were comparable to the rest of the class of
Dr.Lama Amer, MD🇸🇦 (@dr_lama_amer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨دواء تم الموافقة عليه في الصين لإنقاص الوزن أول دواء في العالم يدمج هرمونين GLP1 + Glucagon receptor agonist لعلاج #السمنة ابرة أسبوعية بجرعتين مختلفين 🚀نتائج مذهلة: خسارة ممكن تصل إلى ١٤.٨٪ من الوزن في ٤٨ اسبوع From phase 3 GLORY-1 study nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…

🚨دواء تم الموافقة عليه في الصين لإنقاص الوزن

أول دواء في العالم يدمج هرمونين
 GLP1 + Glucagon receptor agonist
لعلاج #السمنة
ابرة أسبوعية بجرعتين مختلفين

🚀نتائج مذهلة: خسارة ممكن تصل إلى ١٤.٨٪ من الوزن في ٤٨ اسبوع

From phase 3 GLORY-1 study
nejm.org/doi/full/10.10…
Angela Lamarca (@drangelalamarca) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinomas - by Garcia-Carbonero's Lab at ESMO - Eur. Oncology #ESMOGI25 👉Poorly dif 👉High Ki67 👉Agressive 🏥Chemo ASAP (PlatinumEtoposide) ✅FDG-PET (⛔️SSTR; 28% would to a Ga-PET 😫) 🤞🏻IO promising #ESMOAmbassadors Rachel Riechelmann Juan OConnor

Poorly Differentiated Neuroendocrine Carcinomas - by <a href="/GCarboneroLab/">Garcia-Carbonero's Lab</a> at <a href="/myESMO/">ESMO - Eur. Oncology</a> #ESMOGI25

👉Poorly dif
👉High Ki67
👉Agressive

🏥Chemo ASAP (PlatinumEtoposide)
✅FDG-PET (⛔️SSTR; 28% would to a Ga-PET 😫)
🤞🏻IO promising

#ESMOAmbassadors <a href="/RachelRiechelm2/">Rachel Riechelmann</a> <a href="/Juanmaoconnor/">Juan OConnor</a>
Prof Kamlesh Khunti (@kamleshkhunti) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Why Do Patients Discontinue GLP-1 Medications for Obesity? Adherence Challenges ❌ 50% stop treatment within 6 months Top Reasons for Stopping 🤢 Side effects (mainly GI): 36% 🚗 Logistics (travel, time): 24% 💰 Cost & affordability: 23% dom-pubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…

Why Do Patients Discontinue GLP-1 Medications for Obesity?

Adherence Challenges
❌ 50% stop treatment within 6 months

Top Reasons for Stopping
🤢 Side effects (mainly GI): 36%
🚗 Logistics (travel, time): 24%
💰 Cost &amp; affordability: 23%

dom-pubs.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.11…
American Association of Endocrine Surgeons (@theaaes) 's Twitter Profile Photo

What type of hyperparathyroidism do I have? If your calcium is normal but PTH elevated, it might not be *primary* hyperparathyroidism—it could be *secondary*. 🧪 Common causes include: 🔹 Chronic kidney disease 🔹 Vitamin D deficiency 🔹 Certain medications #PAM2025

What type of hyperparathyroidism do I have?

If your calcium is normal but PTH elevated, it might not be *primary* hyperparathyroidism—it could be *secondary*.

🧪 Common causes include:
🔹 Chronic kidney disease
🔹 Vitamin D deficiency
🔹 Certain medications 

#PAM2025
Georgios Kyriakos (@giorg_kyriakos) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🧬 #Gene therapy is entering #lipidology 💡 From #HoFH to Lp(a), CRISPR & mRNA tools target lifelong lipid control A new European Society of Cardiology review summarizes mechanisms, early trials & challenges 📄 Eur Heart J 2025 🔗 doi.org/10.1093/eurhea… #EndoTwitter #GeneTherapy #CVPrevention

🧬 #Gene therapy is entering #lipidology

💡 From #HoFH to Lp(a), CRISPR &amp; mRNA tools target lifelong lipid control

A new <a href="/escardio/">European Society of Cardiology</a> review summarizes mechanisms, early trials &amp; challenges

📄 Eur Heart J 2025
🔗 doi.org/10.1093/eurhea…
#EndoTwitter #GeneTherapy #CVPrevention
عبدالعزيز بن تركي الفيصل (@abdulaziztf) 's Twitter Profile Photo

مشاركة متميزة وظهور مشرّف لممثل الوطن فريق "الهلال" في منافسات كأس العالم للأندية 🇸🇦 شكرًا للاعبين والجهاز الفني والإداري على الأداء الرائع 👏🏼 وكل الأمنيات دائماً للفرق السعودية بتقديم مستويات مميزة في المحافل العالمية،لتأكيد تطور كرة القدم في وطننا الغالي.

Michael Weintraub, MD (@mweintraubmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

“If you treat someone’s blood pressure or cholesterol you don’t get improvements in quality of life. You treat their weight you get all the benefits." "That is the power of treating obesity.” Inspiring talk by Dr. Lou Aronne on the clinical implications of CagriSema at

“If you treat someone’s blood pressure or cholesterol you don’t get improvements in quality of life. You treat their weight you get all the benefits."

"That is the power of treating obesity.”

Inspiring talk by Dr. Lou Aronne on the clinical implications of CagriSema at
Dr.Lama Amer, MD🇸🇦 (@dr_lama_amer) 's Twitter Profile Photo

#Obesity medication expected to be approved to use in the next few years Other than obesity, the upcoming research areas also focus on heart failure, kidney disease, #MASH, and even CNS disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. Next 5-10 Years Looks exciting & bright 😍👏🏻

#Obesity medication expected to be approved to use in the next few years

Other than obesity, the upcoming research areas also focus on  heart failure, kidney disease, #MASH, and even CNS disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s.

Next 5-10 Years Looks exciting &amp; bright 😍👏🏻
Scott Isaacs (@scottisaacsmd) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Meta-analysis of GLP-1RAs and gastrointestinal adverse events. GLP-1RAs are associated with an increased risk of cholelithiasis and GERD, but do not appear to increase the risk of other gastrointestinal or biliary adverse events. gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…

Meta-analysis of GLP-1RAs and gastrointestinal adverse events. GLP-1RAs are associated with an increased risk of cholelithiasis and GERD, but do not appear to increase the risk of other gastrointestinal or biliary adverse events.
gastrojournal.org/article/S0016-…