Large variation in the causes of childhood obesity worldwide
Childhood obesity - While childhood obesity rates have plateaued in the US, they continue to climb in countries across East Asia, the...
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Covid-19: American College of Surgeons issues guidelines for triage of MBS patients
COVID-19 - Guidelines on emergency, urgent and elective measures. The American College of Surgeons has issued guidelines for the triage...
COVID-19: Analysis on numbers in intensive care from Italy
COVID-19 - Patients that survive the infection are spending an average of 15 days in ICU and at least ten days in each case. A new report...
COVID-19: CMS recommends delay on all elective surgeries
COVID-19 - The recommendations outline factors that should be considered for postponing elective surgeries, and non-essential medical,...
Covid-19: A message from BOMSS President, David Kerrigan
COVID19 - We may no longer be performing bariatric cases, but we still have a responsibility to those we have already treated. Dear...
Misfolded proinsulin is early sign of type 2 diabetes
T2DM - The discovery could lead to tests or treatments that help prevent people from developing type 2 diabetes. According to a study by...
Significantly fewer heart attacks and strokes for bariatric patients
Surgery, CVD and strokes - A nationwide study of nearly 7,500 people who have obesity or severe obesity has found that bariatric surgery...
Bypass patients maintain 20% weight loss vs 5% non-surgical
Surgical vs non-surgical outcomes - Weight loss was maintained better after gastric bypass than after sleeve gastrectomy and non-surgical...
Manipulating microbes could be an alternative to bariatric surgery
Manipulating microbes - The researchers observed that the impact of surgery is not limited to faecal communities; mucosal communities are...
Endoscopic treatment of LOAGB complications safe and effective
Endoscopic treatment of LOAGB complications safe and effective - Anastomosis-related complications were more “amenable” to endoscopic...
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