Ireland to assess metabolic surgery for T2Dm treatment and obesityThe Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) in Ireland has begun a health technology assessment (HTA) of metabolic surgery for...
Pregnancy should be delayed post-bariatric surgeryWomen who undergo bariatric surgery should be managed in the perinatal period with a multidisciplinary team to improve pregnancy-related...
RYGB reduces medication use compared to sleeve gastrectomyRoux-en-Y gastric bypass was associated with a slightly higher incidence of discontinuing diabetes, hypertension or hyperlipidaemia...
Journal Watch 05/01/2022Welcome to our weekly round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
Surgery induced weight loss can reduce risk of severe COVID-19 complicationsPatients with obesity who previously achieved weight loss with bariatric surgery were associated with a 60% lower risk of developing...
ADA recommendations for obesity and weight management for T2DM prevention and treatmentThe Professional Practice Committee of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) has published the latest recommendations for obesity and...
GENEVA: No difference in 30-day morbidity and mortality of SG, RYGB and OAGB patientsThere is no significant difference in the 30-day morbidity and mortality of sleeve gastrectomy (SG), Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), and...