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Adding AOMs soon after behavioural therapy significantly enhances weight loss
Adding an anti-obesity medication just one month after behavioural therapy begins - rather than waiting the currently recommended six...
GT Metabolic expands MagDI System with FDA clearance of 50mm magnet
The FDA has cleared GT Metabolic Solutions’ larger, 50mm MagDISystem magnet to complement the system's existing 40mm magnet. This...
Semaglutide before bariatric surgery does not improve weight loss or safety, suggesting a ‘surgery-first strategy’ could lead to better outcomes
Total weight loss did not increase for patients who took semaglutide before having BMS, suggesting that a surgery-first strategy could...
Ten-year SM-BOSS outcomes: RYGB betters LSG for %EBMIL, GERD and revisions
In this randomized clinical trial, RYGB led to significantly higher %EBMIL in the PP population compared to SG beyond 10 years’...
Only approved centres should be carrying bariatric medical tourism
Bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) in Europe should only be performed at centres of obesity management which are accredited by either...
Endoscopic gastric pouch plication is a safe alternative to surgical revision
Endoscopic gastric pouch plication (EGPP) is an alternative approach to surgical revision from RYGB, resulting in a relatively favourable...
BMS surgery is safe and reduces the need for T2DM medication
Bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) is safe and induces substantial weight loss that reduces the need for T2DM medications, according...
DRI and W-DRI models accurately predict T2D remission post-BMS,
The Diabetes Remission Index (DRI) and Weight Loss-Adjusted Diabetes Remission Index (W-DRI) models – used to assess type 2 diabetes...
Stent-Over-Sponge as a rescue technique for leak post-bariatric surgery
The Stent-Over-Sponge (SOS) technique is safe and efficacious in dealing with post-operative leaks in patients having undergone bariatric...
Global Commission proposes major overhaul of obesity diagnosis, going beyond BMI to define when obesity is a disease
The Lancet Commission on Clinical Obesity recommends a new, nuanced approach where measures of body fat - for example, waist...
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