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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...


Society of Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia publishes 43 recommendations to improve the safety and efficacy of airway management in patients living with obesity
The UK’s Society of Obesity and Bariatric Anaesthesia (SOBA) has published 43 recommendations which cover a number of key areas of...


Combination of weight loss drugs better for pre-BMS patients than GLP-1s or dieting alone
A study by Pennington Biomedical Research Center's Metamor Institute researchers that evaluated the use of different types of pre-surgery...


GLP-1 prescriptions increase by 364% whilst BMS declines by 42%
Over two percent of adult patients now take a GLP-1 drug to treat overweight or obesity, according to a FAIR Health white paper entitled,...


Egyptian survey reveals trends in bariatric surgery practices
A survey of Egyptian metabolic and bariatric surgeons (MBS) has revealed that procedural volumes are increasing, although economic...


Australian bariatric surgery under threat due to soaring insurance costs
An alarming number of Australian bariatric surgeons are considering shutting their clinics because of skyrocketing insurance costs and...


Ring-augmented gastric bypass: Maintaining the restrictive mechanism of a gastric bypass
In 1997, Dr Bruno Dillemans from the Center of Obesity Surgery in the AZ Sint-Jan Hospital in Bruges, Belgium, was one of the first...


Ring-augmented procedures for revisions and conversions
The number of patients undergoing revision or conversion bariatric procedures has been reported to be as high as 28%(1), however numbers...


Gastric bypass associated with a lower incidence of MACE vs. sleeve gastrectomy over an 11-year follow-up
Gastric bypass (GB) is associated with a lower incidence of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) compared to sleeve gastrectomy (SG) over...


Researcher 2 Researcher and Bariatric News - The Podcasts
Spend an engaging hour with Researcher 2 Researcher and Bariatric News as we explore a range of topics in Bariatric and Metabolic...
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