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NICE: Patients do not have to attempt weight loss before referral to bariatric surgery
Patients do not have to attempt weight loss by before referral to bariatric surgery, according to updated guidance issued by the National...
Post-surgical liraglutide results in clinically meaningful reductions in body weight
Outcomes from the BARI-OPTIMISE randomised clinical trial, which assessed 24 weeks of liraglutide (3.0mg) as an adjunct to a lifestyle...
RYGB associated with non-alcohol substance use disorder
Researchers have discovered a link between gastric bypass surgery and an increased risk of non-alcohol substance use disorder, according...
Formatting of DNA code in POMC gene implicated in risk of excess body weight
The formatting of the DNA code in pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) gene that is associated with satiety is implicated in a slightly elevated...
Gastric fluid responsive sensor system enables early and robust detection of postoperative leaks
Researchers ETH Zurich, Zürich, Switzerland, have developed a gastric leak sensor system that facilitates the early and robust detection...
Low adherence and increased cost in first year of taking GLP-1a drugs for weight loss
An analysis of real-world integrated pharmacy and medical claims data by leading pharmacy benefit manager Prime Therapeutics and Magellan...
SADI-S superior as a revisional option for weight recurrence after SG compared to the OAGB-MGB
Both the one anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB-MGB) and single anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass (SADI-S) have shown efficacy as revisional...
ASA’s Task Force: Stop taking GLP-1 medications for diabetes and weight loss before elective surgery
With the growing popularity of medications like Ozempic (semaglutide), Trulicity (dulaglutide) and other glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1)...
ARMMS-T2D: Surgery shows long-term success over standard diabetes management
Metabolic and bariatric surgery results in superior glycaemic control, less medication usage and high rates of remission of type 2...
Despite lowering BMI threshold for eligibility, access to surgery remains low
Despite patient eligibility for bariatric surgery expanding over the last decade and its safety and effectiveness even further established in clinical studies and professional guidelines, relatively few patients with a body mass index (BMI) below 35 actually get the surgery in any given year, according to two new studies presented at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) 2023 Annual Scientific Meeting. In the first study, ‘Bariatric Surgery for Low
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