The high demand for these drugs and greater attention on the dangers of obesity has created an unprecedented opportunity to educate and engage patients on all proven treatments — not just medications ...

Metabolic/bariatric surgery is a highly effective treatment for people living with severe obesity and/or metabolic health ...

New UCL research supports use of the weight loss drug semaglutide for patients who do not get enough benefit from bariatric ...

GLP-1s closing gap bariatric surgery with up to 30% weight loss in trials, but surgery leads in real-world outcomes and durability.

Kelly Osbourne has again insisted, 'I haven't had plastic surgery,' telling fans in the US that her changing appearance is the result of weight loss and cosmetic injectables rather than surgery, after ...

BOCA RATON, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Allevion Medical today announced the FDA clearance of Vantage™, a fully disposable, sterile system designed to simplify and enhance minimally invasive lumbar ...

Among techniques used for palliation of malignant gastric outlet obstruction, endoscopic ultrasound-guided gastrojejunostomy (EUS-GJ) yielded the best clinical success and was associated with the ...

Gastric outlet obstruction (GOO) is a clinical syndrome caused by mechanical impediment to gastric emptying. Bezoars account for < 0.4% of all GOO cases. Of these, duodenal bezoars—particularly those ...

In the largest Nordic study to date concerning esophageal cancer surgery, the researchers found clear evidence that decompression with a nasogastric tube is associated with less serious complications.

BPCI Advanced model reduced spending for outpatient spine surgeries, despite increased total payments over time. Hospitals receive incentives for providing quality care within a target price, ...

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) ...