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SG the dominant procedure in Italy as RYGB slowly declines in favour of OAGB

A survey of the Società Italiana di Chirurgia dell’Obesità (SICOB) members has found that sleeve gastrectomy remains the dominant...

SG the dominant procedure in Italy as RYGB slowly declines in favour of OAGB

Bariatric surgery should be considered for active-duty military personnel

A study of active-duty military personnel in Canada, who underwent bariatric surgery, has found that surgery was safe, effective and...

MBS provides safe and rapid weight loss for patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome

SG the dominant procedure in Italy as RYGB slowly declines in favour of OAGB

The risk factors for developing cholelithiasis after bariatric surgery

Research

Elizabeth Parks named new President of The Obesity Society

Dr Elizabeth Parks, known for her discoveries on how obesity alters the metabolism of food, has been elected as the new president of The...

One in eight Americans over 50 show signs of food addiction

According to a new poll from the National Poll on Healthy Aging suggests about 13% of people aged 50 to 80 showed signs of addiction to...

Bariatric surgery should be considered for active-duty military personnel

A study of active-duty military personnel in Canada, who underwent bariatric surgery, has found that surgery was safe, effective and...

US’s leading obesity care organisations develop consensus statement on obesity

Six US organisations, dedicated to the prevention and treatment of obesity, have collaborated to develop a consensus statement on obesity...

Journal Watch 01/02/2023

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...

MBS provides safe and rapid weight loss for patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome

The current data on metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome (PWS) reveal that laparoscopic sleeve...

Guy’s and St Thomas’ first in the UK to provide new sleep apnoea treatment

Guy’s and St Thomas’ has become the first NHS trust in the UK to use a pioneering implant device to treat severe sleep apnoea....

Significant reduction in mortality rates after bariatric surgery

A retrospective study with up to 40 years of follow up shows significant reductions in death rates from all causes and cause-specific...

Bariatric surgery, BMI, testosterone and sexual function

Body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference were negatively correlated with the level of testosterone and BMI was an independent risk...

SG the dominant procedure in Italy as RYGB slowly declines in favour of OAGB

A survey of the Società Italiana di Chirurgia dell’Obesità (SICOB) members has found that sleeve gastrectomy remains the dominant...

Health Gauge and TaqTik Health initiate AI pilot study to aid remote bariatric patients

Health Gauge (a subsidiary of AI/ML Innovations) and TaqTik Health have entered into an agreement to pilot an AI-enhanced health &...

Journal Watch 25/01/2023

Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...

Industry

Dynarex launches Bari+Max line of premium bariatric products

Health Gauge and TaqTik Health initiate AI pilot study to aid remote bariatric patients

OMP begins first human trial of self-expanding hydrogel capsule Sirona

Apollo gains CE marking for new endoscopic indications, with the OverStitch system, including ESG

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European Congress on Obesity 2023

20th Anniversary Surgery of the Foregut Symposium

IFSO-EC 2023

SOFFCO-MM 2023

BOMSS Annual Scientific Meeting 2023

ASMBS 2023 Annual Meeting

XXVI IFSO WORLD CONGRESS 2023

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