When Heather Jahn was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, she turned to bariatric surgery. Here, she shares ...

It's no secret that GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Zepbound and Wegovy are helping people achieve amazing health and weight ...

New research shows adolescents also are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy ...

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.

Supported by grants (U01DK072493 and UM1 DK072493, to Dr. Inge, and UM1 DK095710, to Drs. Jenkins and Xie) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) and grants (UL1TR000077 and UL1TR000114 ...

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 ...

an assistant professor of surgery at Harvard Medical School in Boston. Rapid weight loss has been a hallmark of these medications, which work, in part, by making folks feel full earlier. Prior to the ...

“He had financial constraints and therefore neglected his diet,” the BMJ report said ... The man, in his early 50s, had undergone bariatric surgery eight years ago, which is one of the ...

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 ...