obesity
Mental Health Evaluation by Qualified Professional Vital For Success of Bariatric Surgery
Preoperative mental health evaluations are an important part of ensuring patient success after bariatric surgery.
JULY 7, 2025
Surgery, GLP-1 Combo Can Optimize Outcomes, Expert Says
Weight-loss medications such as glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists are occasionally maligned by surgeons, ...
JUNE 25, 2025
Debating the Best Approach to Obese Patients With Ventral Hernias
Surgeons debate how best to serve obese patients with ventral hernias, discussing the role of weight loss and ...
MAY 27, 2025
Obesity Complicates Surgery, Highlighting Need for Coding Fixes
Performing abdominal surgery procedures on overweight and obese individuals consistently results in longer ...
MAY 12, 2025
Options for Managing Hernias in Obese Patients In the Emergency Setting
Managing hernias in morbidly obese patients is a thorny problem in the best of circumstances. But what about in the ...
APRIL 9, 2025
GLP-1 Agents May Drive Surgery Volume, Experts Predict
With the rising popularity of glucagon-like peptide-1 agents, many metabolic bariatric surgery programs across the ...
NOVEMBER 19, 2024
Gastric Bypass Brings Durable Long-Term Weight Loss, Diabetes Remission
A study of long-term outcomes following Roux-en-Y gastric bypass reported successful weight loss and diabetes ...
OCTOBER 9, 2024
Endoscopy in Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists: Expert Perspective
The use of GLP-1s has exploded over the past year, but this growth has raised concerns about potential adverse ...
SEPTEMBER 30, 2024
Surgery Bests Lifestyle Changes, GLP-1s for Durable Weight Loss
Bariatric surgery far outperforms lifestyle interventions and glucagon-like peptide-1 medications at maintaining ...
SEPTEMBER 19, 2024
Bariatric Surgery More Renoprotective Than Weight-Loss Meds
In patients with obesity who also have type 2 diabetes and chronic kidney disease, surgery is a better ...
AUGUST 29, 2024
Multimodal Meds Boost Pre-op Weight Loss In High-BMI Patients
A combo of multimodal medications and medically supervised weight loss is significantly more effective in ...
AUGUST 16, 2024
Anti-Obesity Medications: Their Current and Future Role in Bariatric Surgery
Overweight and obesity have steadily increased in prevalence over the past several decades worldwide.
JUNE 28, 2024
