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Higher BMI associated with higher complication rate post-BMS
The higher a person’s body mass index (BMI), the higher their risk for complications after bariatric surgery, especially those with BMI...
Accreditation process drives surgical quality improvement
About 800 US hospitals have earned accreditation from the American College of Surgeons (ACS) between 2017 and 2023 through programs aimed...
AMA passes resolution calling for expanded access to AOMs
The American Medical Association (AMA) House of Delegates has passed the Endocrine Society’s resolution to improve access to anti-obesity...
Tufts chemists design a next generation of weight loss drugs
Tufts researchers led by Krishna Kumar, Robinson Professor of Chemistry, have designed a new, next-generation compound with hopes that it...
Injectable medications for obesity produce smaller weight loss in a real-world setting, compared to randomised clinical trials
A Cleveland Clinic study shows that semaglutide and tirzepatide – injectable GLP-1 drugs for obesity – produce smaller weight loss in a...
Johnson & Johnson MedTech launches the ETHICON 4000 Stapler
Johnson & Johnson MedTech has launched the ETHICON 4000 Stapler, an advanced surgical stapler designed to manage tissue complexities and...
Semaglutide associated with double risk of neovascular macular degeneration
Semaglutide is associated with more than double the risk of developing neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) in older...
Johnson & Johnson MedTech launches the DUALTO Energy System combining multiple energy modalities into an integrated platform for use across open and minimally invasive surgery
Johnson & Johnson MedTech has launched the DUALTO Energy System, a surgical solution that combines multiple energy modalities into an...
Leading societies endorse Treat and Reduce Obesity Act
The Endocrine Society and the National Council on Aging (NCOA) have endorsed the introduction of the bipartisan Treat and Reduce Obesity...
Weight stigma, not weight, has the biggest effect on mental health after BMS
Weight stigma - and not weight itself - has the biggest impact on mental health and healthy behaviours in the years after bariatric and...
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