Treatment involves lifestyle changes, medication, and in severe cases, bariatric surgery to modify the digestive system and ...

Experts discuss if the surgery is a viable option for families with childhood obesity. Obesity affects 14.7 million (19.7%) ...

More weight loss surgery should be offered on the NHS to deter people from travelling abroad for treatment, campaigners have ...

Newer weight loss drugs are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric weight loss surgery, according ...

The national use of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy more than doubled as bariatric surgery frequency dropped by ...

The report also found that obesity’s incremental annual cost on Canada’s health-care system was nearly $5.4 billion, which is ...

Gangdong Kyunghee University Hospital (Director Lee Woo-in) has opened an obesity metabolic surgery center for obese patients ...

Diabetes and obesity are lifestyle conditions that can lead to serious health problems. Obesity can increase the risk of ...

As the FDA issues a new warning about aspiration across all GLP-1 weight loss drugs, doctor groups are giving new ...

Oct. 30, 2024 — Young people with severe obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery at age 19 or younger continued to see sustained weight loss and resolution of common obesity-related ...

Tammy rose to fame after appearing on the TLC reality TV programme alongside her sister, Amy, back in 2020. The 38-year-old ...

Objective—Malabsorptive bariatric surgery (biliopancreatic diversion and biliointestinal bypass [BIBP]) reduces serum cholesterol levels more than restrictive surgery (adjustable gastric banding ...