Despite the widespread popularity of new weight-loss medications, research suggests a non-drug alternative is significantly ...

The combination of gastric electrical stimulation and pyloroplasty produces better outcomes than pyloroplasty alone in ...

The magnetic operation is an alternative to what's called the duodenal switch. "And the healing is much better. There's less ...

According to the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), 41.9% of U.S. adults are affected by obesity. For those who have struggled with traditional ...

Factors associated with GLP-1 initiation after bariatric surgery included a higher presurgical BMI and presence of type 2 diabetes, and steatotic liver disease. Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) ...

Gastric bypass surgery can lead to significant weight loss — and for lots of people, it’s a life-changing step toward better health. But it’s also common to experience weight regain or hit a plateau, ...

Vannette Olvera struggled with her weight her whole life — that is, until two years ago. In August 2023, the 33-year-old Clark County resident underwent duodenal switch surgery at PeaceHealth ...

Fans of Taylor Swift are wishing her father, Scott Kingsley Swift, well as he recovers from heart surgery. Scott Swift, 73, underwent a quintuple bypass over a month ago after doctors suggested ...

Obesity is a complex condition with many causes, including genetics, environmental factors, medications and lifestyle choices. Many people struggle for years to lose weight and keep it off. Bariatric ...

In patients with obesity, endoscopic gastric remodeling (EGR) — a minimally invasive procedure — was safe and effective in relieving both typical and atypical gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) ...

A common form of weight-loss surgery may cut the risk of colorectal cancer by altering levels of molecules called bile acids in the blood and small intestine. The findings could lead to new treatments ...

1 Department of General Surgery, Yiling Hospital of Yichang City, Yichang, Hubei, China 2 College of Basic Medical Sciences, China Three Gorges University, Yichang, Hubei, China Objectives: As obesity ...