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Journal watch - review of the latest clinical papers 18/08/2021
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Greater remission of dyslipidaemia in OAGB vs LSG patients
Patients with severe obesity who underwent one-anastomosis gastric bypass (OAGB) had a better improvement in their lipid plasma values...


NICE Medical Technologies Guidance recommends Ethicon Plus Sutures
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has issued new medical technologies guidance (MTG) recommending the use of...


CMS grants additional reimbursement for EXALT Model D Single-Use Duodenoscope
The US Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has granted a New Technology Add-on Payment (NTAP) for single-use duodenoscopes,...


AdipoPLIN fat cell subtype responds to insulin stimulation
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden have discovered that there are three different subtypes of mature fat cells in white...


Prior bariatric surgery in COVID positive patients may offer protection against severity of illness
Patients who has bariatric surgery before they tested positive for CVOID-19 were less likely to be admitted to hospital, had a shorter...


Journal watch - review of the latest clinical papers 10/08/2021
Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...


Study finds high BMI causes depression and lowers wellbeing
Researchers from the UK have published the outcomes from a study that provides further evidence that being overweight causes depression...


Assessing zinc serum levels and prescribing zinc supplements is recommended before and after surgery
Assessing zinc serum levels and prescribing zinc supplements before bariatric surgery to alleviate the prevalence of zinc deficiency...


Study finds post-RYGB low bone mineral density is procedure-related
Compared to controls, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) patients had lower bone mineral density (BMD) despite reporting higher skeletal...
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