Obesity is a severe health condition that continues to affect millions of people to this day. One in eight people globally are obese. Children are affected, too—around 160 million kids and adolescents ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) or ...

Summa Health became the first hospital in Ohio to use a minimally invasive weight-loss surgery tool, increasing patient ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher percentage of adults who underwent gastric bypass lost 50% or more excess weight at 3 years compared ...

Bariatric surgery leads to more weight loss that lasts longer, compared to drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy and behavioral changes such as diet and exercise, new ...

A new study has confirmed that weight loss or bariatric surgery is safe and very effective, and, for a large percentage of people who were diabetic before the surgery, meant that they didn’t require ...

Bariatric surgery is called extreme far more often than obesity itself is. That imbalance reflects how this condition is ...

Obesity is associated with increased surgical complications in EOC, including wound infections and intestinal problems, but not with overall survival differences. Meta-analysis showed obesity linked ...

The results of the first human trial examining a new weight loss procedure called gastric mucosal ablation were released Thursday, and the non-surgical procedure caused minimal side effects with a ...

Ambulatory surgery and outpatient procedures have emerged as pivotal components in modern healthcare delivery, offering patients a less intrusive and more efficient alternative to conventional ...