Weight loss surgery, or bariatric surgery, offers a transformative option, helping patients to lose significant weight when other strategies fail. Excess weight and obesity-related health conditions ...

GLP-1 initiation was common among patients who underwent bariatric surgery, especially sleeve gastrectomy vs Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Weight-loss experts explain why combining GLP-1 medications with bariatric surgery may be the most effective approach to ...

In 2002, Paul Lesser weighed 385 pounds and was experiencing severe back problems from a herniated disc that impacted his quality of life. As a condition of treating him, his doctor insisted he ...

At the 28th World Congress of the International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO 2025), Marianela Aguirre Ackermann, MD, presented that limited awareness, stigma, ...

The percentage of patients with a GLP-1 RA prescription before metabolic and bariatric surgery increased from 5.6% to 26.9% from 2020 to 2024.

Dr. Mariam Salem Al Khatri has performed around 800 different procedures to date Dr. Mariam Salem Al Khatri, Head of the Endoscopy and Gastroenterology Department at Ibrahim Obaidullah Hospital in Ras ...

Short-Term Job Gains After Bariatric Surgery May Fade Bariatric surgery was linked to better employment rates and productivity in the initial years after the procedure, but long-term gains often ...

Treatment options for stomach cancer include surgery, chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and immunotherapy. Treatment can ...