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Banded-RYGB associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss at five years

Banded- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss (% EWL)...

Banded-RYGB associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss at five years

Bariatric surgery found to be more cost effective than GLP-1 RAs alone

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric surgery,...

Expanding access to weight-loss drugs could save thousands of lives a year

Banded-RYGB associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss at five years

Post-RYGB dumping syndrome and post-bariatric hypoglycaemia more prevalent than LSG

Research

GLP-1 RAs may reduce opioid overdose risk by 40%

People with opioid or alcohol use disorder (OUD, AUD) who take glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) to treat...

LRYFJ for the treatment of chronic gastric leaks after LSG

Laparoscopic Roux-en-Y fistulojejunostomy (LRYFJ) is an appropriate surgical option for the treatment of chronic gastric leaks after...

Expanding access to weight-loss drugs could save thousands of lives a year

Expanding access to the new generation of weight-loss medications could prevent more than 40,000 deaths a year in the US, according to a...

Bariatric surgery found to be more cost effective than GLP-1 RAs alone

Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric surgery,...

Phenomix Sciences and InformedDNA enter partnership to advance genetics-driven obesity care

Phenomix Sciences has formed a new partnership to advance precision medicine in obesity with InformedDNA, that integrates Phenomix’s...

Banded-RYGB associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss at five years

Banded- Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) is associated with statistically significant increases in percentage excess weight loss (% EWL)...

Post-RYGB dumping syndrome and post-bariatric hypoglycaemia more prevalent than LSG

Symptoms of dumping syndrome and post-bariatric hypoglycaemia (PBH) appears to be more prevalent after RYGB, compared to LSG, whilst...

Magnetic sphincter augmentation feasible, safe and less invasive option vs RYGB for post-sleeve GERD

A systematic review has concluded that magnetic sphincter augmentation may represent a feasible, safe, and less invasive option compared...

Journal Watch 16/10/2024

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

Significant link between genetic risk and obesity

A person's genetic background is a key driver for their BMI and therefore is crucial to understanding their risk of obesity, according to...

40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancers are linked to excess body fat

Around 40% of postmenopausal hormone positive breast cancer cases may be linked to excess body fat, according to a study by Spanish...

Elevated hypertension risk among young Middle Eastern women associated with obesity

Women living with overweight and obesity have a higher risk of hypertension and cardiovascular risk factors than women with a standard...

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Phenomix Sciences and InformedDNA enter partnership to advance genetics-driven obesity care

First patient enrolled in Endogenex’ ReCET clinical study

Implantica prepares Module 2 submission of PMA application to FDA for RefluxStop

FDA grants De Novo marketing authorisation to GT Metabolic Solutions for its magnet compression anastomosis technology

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32nd European Congress on Obesity

13th Congress of IFSO-EC

4th European Foregut Society Annual Meeting

7th Sleeve Gastrectomy Consensus Summit

XXVIII IFSO World Congress

16th BOMSS Annual Scientific Meeting

6th UAE Obesity Conference & 1st WOF MENA Conference

3rd IFSO MENAC & 20th ESBS 2024 Meeting

Sixth IBC Oxford University World Congress 2025

9th IFSO-APC and 22nd OSSICON meeting

5th London International Bariatric Surgery Symposium

XXVII World Congress IFSO MELBOURNE 2024

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