Possible neural link between early life trauma and binge-eating disorder
Scientists from Virginia Tech has identified how early life trauma may change the brain to increase the risk of binge eating later in...
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GPs give ineffective weight loss advice to patients with obesity
When doctors tell patients living with obesity to lose weight the guidance they give is generally vague, superficial, and commonly not...
Self-powered ingestible sensor tracks gastrointestinal health
UC San Diego Researchers have developed a self-powered ingestible sensor system designed to monitor metabolites in the small intestine...
Boston Scientific agree to acquire Apollo Endosurgery for US$615 million
Boston Scientific has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Apollo Endosurgery, for a cash price of $10 per share, reflecting an...
Price of anti-obesity medication fuels public health disparities
Millions of Black and Hispanic adults who are living with overweight or obesity are unable to afford the latest treatment in obesity...
Get Ready improves the patient’s journey pre- and post-RYGB surgery – a patient’s experience
Bariatric News spoke with Elke Coorens, who underwent a Roux-Y-en gastric bypass in May 2022, about her experience of using the...
Get Ready solution: Enables education, monitoring & communication with patients - the MDT experience
We spoke to Dr Karl De Pooter, a bariatric surgeon, and Lise Boddaert, Obesity coordinator and dietician, from the AZ Herentals Hospital,...
The status of obesity and bariatric surgery in the United Arab Emirates
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has one of the highest obesity rates in the world, with 2017-18 data from the Global Obesity Observatory...
Ireland publishes guidelines for obesity treatment
Ireland has launched new Adult Clinical Practice Guidelines (CPGs) for obesity treatment, published by the Association for the Study of...
Workshop identifies challenges and opportunities to improve care for patients with obesity and CKD
A step toward improved collaboration between the nephrology and obesity medicine communities in managing persons with concurrent obesity...
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