Doctors told Sheila Hogan she was pre-diabetic and in that moments, she knew she couldn't rely on yo-yo dieting any longer ...

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

Weight loss surgery isn't an alternative to diet and exercise ... your homework before surgery and have reasonable expectations about what your life will be like after the surgery. It often helps to ...

A new guidance issued jointly by groups representing U.S. surgeons, anesthesiologists and gastroenterologists affirms that ...

The use of bariatric surgery for the treatment of morbid obesity ... In a perfect world, primary prevention through diet and exercise would alleviate the need for any surgical intervention.

but also issued a sharp response about his diet. Replying to a comment which read ‘Now he seems to have had a heart attack, and needed surgery what does he expect eating all that meat?

Researchers documented a 132.6% increase in patients prescribed GLP-1 drugs between 2022 and 2023, and a 25.6% decrease in patients undergoing bariatric surgery. Only 6% of patients with obesity ...

Bariatric surgery typically costs between $17,400 and $22,850, according to the study. While that sounds (and is!) pretty steep, it's important to remember that it's a one-time cost. What's more ...

This is a question parents of children with cerebral palsy (CP) grapple with daily. It can be especially scary when the treatment you’re considering is surgery. Surgery can be an effective, ...

During the same period, there was a 25.6% decrease in patients undergoing metabolic bariatric surgery to treat obesity. The study is published in JAMA Network Open. "Our study provides one of the ...

"Our study provides one of the first national estimates of the decline in utilization of bariatric metabolic surgery among privately insured patients corresponding to the rising use of blockbuster ...