Methods We used the Gompertz proportional hazards regression model to compare mortality and life expectancy among patients treated with either bariatric surgery (surgery group) or usual obesity care ...

Bariatric (weight-loss) surgery includes procedures like gastric sleeve, gastric bypass, and biliopancreatic diversion to help individuals with severe obesity (typically BMI, or with co-morbidities) ...

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Medications like semaglutide and liraglutide may help to reduce the risk for heart attacks, strokes, and other major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) as well as death in adults with obesity and ...

I remember standing in my kitchen at 2 AM, six months after surgery, crying over a bowl of scrambled eggs I couldn’t finish. I was doing everything my doctor told me to do, but I felt like garbage. My ...

My 600-Lb. Life has been featuring morbidly obese individuals as they embark on life-changing weight loss journeys since 2012. “My job is not to get aggravated, but to find a way to motivate them to ...

Bariatric surgery, weight loss management and related procedures are key offerings for many gastroenterology practices, despite declines in inpatient surgical volumes for the procedure. As technology ...