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Increasing the number of bariatric and metabolic surgeries (BMS) would be expected to reduce COVID-19-related morbidity and mortality, as...

Two US studies have reported that children gained excess weight during the COVID-19 pandemic and the researchers urged policy-makers to...

Patients who has bariatric surgery before they tested positive for CVOID-19 were less likely to be admitted to hospital, had a shorter...

Bariatric surgery can be performed safely during the COVID-19 pandemic with appropriate perioperative protocols, according to the...

Over 50% of adolescents saw more weight stigmatising content on social media and reported feeling worse about their bodies, which was...

The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) Foundation has awarded two research grants totalling US$50,000 to study...

The first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in Spring 2020 resulted in the cancellation of nearly all routine in-person obesity services...

A new position statement from The Obesity Society (TOS) has reported that COVID19 vaccines - such as Pfizer, Moderna, Johnson & Johnson...

A Cleveland Clinic study has reported that survivors of COVID-19 who have moderate or severe obesity may have a greater risk of...

Abdominal obesity is more important than general obesity as shown by body mass index (BMI) in predicting the severity of chest X-ray...