Banded-RYGB outcomes show maintenance of weight loss out to ten yearsThe addition of a silicone ring to a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (banded- RYGB) results in the maintenance of weight loss ten years...
Nearly two-thirds of people stop taking weight loss drugs due to side effects and costThe majority of patients prescribed weight loss drugs for obesity stop taking them because of side effects and cost, according to the...
Better patient outcomes for deep anaesthesia vs light anaesthesia during LSGMaintaining a deeper depth of anaesthesia during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) reduces acute postoperative pain, causes less need...
LTAP is non-inferior to UTAP in providing post-bariatric analgesiaThe analgesic effect of Laparoscopic (LAP) TAP block (LTAP) is non-inferior to ultrasound-guided TAP block (UTAP) in terms of time to 1st...
New drug candidate targeting mitochondria reverses obesity in miceResearchers at Karolinska Institutet may have found a new way to treat obesity and related disorders by targeting the cells'...
Researchers identify Brown adipose tissue’s 'off-switch'Professor Jan-Wilhelm Kornfeld from the University of Southern Denmark/the Novo Nordisk Center for Adipocyte Signaling (Adiposign) and...
Nearly two-thirds of people stop taking weight loss drugs due to side effects and costThe majority of patients prescribed weight loss drugs for obesity stop taking them because of side effects and cost, according to the...
Lessons from insulin - curbing the price of novel diabetes and obesity medicationsFor years, Dr Kasia Lipska, associate professor of medicine (endocrinology) at Yale School of Medicine (YSM), has been advocating for...
Standardisation of OAGB is key to reducing surgical errors and ensuring consistent patient outcomesThe 7th Annual Consensus Conference on MGB/OAGB (Mini Gastric Bypass/One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass) in Goa, India, concluded by...
Banded-RYGB outcomes show maintenance of weight loss out to ten yearsThe addition of a silicone ring to a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (banded- RYGB) results in the maintenance of weight loss ten years...
The cellular mechanisms of obesity-induced inflammation and metabolic dysfunctionResearchers from Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) has uncovered the mechanisms governing inflammation and metabolic...
Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery - A Comprehensive Guide (2nd Edition)Following a fantastic response (>250,000 combined chapter downloads) to the publication of ‘Obesity, Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery - A...
Journal Watch 24/04/2024Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Medtronic launches new AI analysis for laparoscopic and robotic-assisted proceduresMedtronic has announced the launch of new AI algorithms for post-operative analysis, providing AI surgical insights across laparoscopic...
FDA approves Wegovy for CVD risk reduction in people with overweight or obesity and established cardiovascular disease