LAGB could play a role in creating symptomatic HH, but further research is needed confirm causation
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) could play in a role in the creation of symptomatic hiatal hernias (HHs) however, further...
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Bariatric surgery patients could have a higher risk of epilepsy
Researchers from the Western University in London, Canada, have reported that patients with a history of bariatric surgery were at...
ICER finds semaglutide more effective, but more expensive
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) in the US has published its revised Evidence Report assessing the comparative...
Study to examine link between obesity and cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than US$5.2 million to a team lead by researchers from the University of Tennessee Health...
Adolescent bariatric patients maintain weight loss and resolution of comorbidities post-surgery
Adolescents suffering with severe obesity who underwent bariatric surgery before the age of 22 had significant and lasting reductions in...
LABS-2: Bariatric surgery improves pain, physical function and work productivity
Bariatric surgery results in improvements in pain, physical function and work productivity for at least seven years after surgery,...
Researchers identify two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences
A team led by Van Andel Institute scientists has identified two distinct types of obesity with physiological and molecular differences...
Insufficient insulin processing can cause obesity
Obesity increases the risk of an imbalance in sugar metabolism and even of diabetes, according to researchers at the University of Basel,...
ARMMS-T2D: Surgery more effective than lifestyle changes for T2DM remission
A study from Pennington Biomedical Research Center has reported that remission of type 2 diabetes is achieved more effectively and has...
Significant differences in safety and utilisation outcomes for Black and Hispanic bariatric patients
There are clinically and statistically significant differences in safety and utilisation outcomes for Black and Hispanic patients who had...
