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Half the global population will be living with overweight and obesity by 2035
The World Obesity Atlas 2023, published by World Obesity Federation, has estimated that more than half the global population will be...
Insurance providers in Michigan saved more than $76.5 million on diabetes drugs in the first year
A study that compared expenditures for diabetes medications before and after metabolic surgery among patients with diabetes in Michigan...
Newspaper reporting of adolescent bariatric surgery increases obesity stigma
Investigators from Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium, have concluded that way newspapers report on adolescent bariatric surgery may...
Male bariatric patients are older and present with more obesity associated medical problems
Male patients undergoing bariatric surgery present later in the process of obesity, are older, exhibit more obesity associated medical...
Price of anti-obesity medications limits access for those most in need
Recent results from clinical trials and studies assessing anti-obesity medications, in addition regulatory approvals, has resulted in...
Quality of hospital discharge can impact weight gain and patient safety
The quality of care transition after bariatric surgery can impact weight gain as well as patient safety and hospitals need to design...
Telemedicine can be used safely and effectively for pre-operative bariatric surgical care
Total pre-operative telemedicine in bariatric surgery is associated with non-inferior clinical outcomes and hospital utilisation compared...
Bariatric surgery is associated with a statistically significant risk reduction of CV outcomes
Bariatric surgery is associated with a statistically significant risk reduction of coronary artery disease (CAD), myocardial infarction...
Pregnancy after bariatric surgery reduced risk of poor outcomes
Women who had bariatric surgery and became pregnant had reduced risk of poor outcomes such as pre-eclampsia or gestational diabetes,...
Bariatric surgery should be considered for active-duty military personnel
A study of active-duty military personnel in Canada, who underwent bariatric surgery, has found that surgery was safe, effective and...
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