Bellevue Hospital Bariatric Surgery Program Is Under NY State Scrutiny
The Health Dept. is looking into the public hospital ’s use of unlicensed technicians during some bariatric surgeries. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jessica Silver-Greenberg and Sarah Kliff Tags: Health Department (NYS) Bellevue Hospital Center Bariatric Surgery Surgery and Surgeons Hospitals Health and Hospitals Corp Rikers Island Prison Complex New York City Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Less Pregnancy Weight Gain Bariatric Surgery Tied to Less Pregnancy Weight Gain
Women with a history of bariatric surgery gained lesser weight during pregnancy than their counterparts with similar BMIs but without such a history, a large study has found.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Gastroenterology Headlines - December 18, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
Weight-Loss Surgery Scandal; Unnecessary Vascular Surgeries; Private Equity Probe
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Bariatric Surgery Assembly Line?
Bellevue Hospital, a large public hospital in New York... (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 13, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Bariatric surgery saved my life. But it wasn't the 'easy' way out of weight loss
Mireille Cadet thought getting bariatric surgery was going to be hard physically. But she wasn’t prepared to face backlash from people who thought she was cheating her way through weight loss. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 9, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada Source Type: news
Salmonella Deaths Grow; Hospital's Bariatric Surgery Factory; New Back Pain Recs
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The FDA said the number of Salmonella cases linked to cantaloupe has again doubled, with 230 illnesses, 96 hospitalizations, and three deaths reported across 38... (Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease)
Source: MedPage Today Infectious Disease - December 8, 2023 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Bellevue Hospital Rushes Patients Into Weight-Loss Surgery
New York ’s Bellevue Hospital performs thousands of the lucrative surgeries a year, even on Rikers Island prisoners and other inappropriate patients. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - December 7, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jessica Silver-Greenberg, Sarah Kliff and Aimee Ortiz Tags: Bariatric Surgery Bellevue Hospital Center Surgery and Surgeons Hospitals Diet and Nutrition Doctors Obesity Health and Mental Hygiene Department (NYC) your-feed-healthcare your-feed-science Suits and Litigation (Civil) Medicaid De Source Type: news
Certified Bariatric Surgeons Change People's Lives - Dr. Faustino Daniel Huacuz Gu ízar, MD
Dr. Huacuz has earned an international reputation for his expertise in Gastric Sleeve and Gastric Bypass procedures. TIJUANA, Mexico, Dec. 6, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Are you tired of struggling with your weight? Do you feel like you have tried everything and nothing works? It's time to... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - December 6, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: PDT Source Type: news
Lower Pregnancy Weight Gain Seen for Women Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery
TUESDAY, Dec. 5, 2023 -- Women who have undergone bariatric surgery have lower pregnancy weight gain, according to a study published online Dec. 5 in JAMA Network Open.Huiling Xu, M.D., from the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, and colleagues... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Year in Review: Obesity
(MedPage Today) -- This year's headlines featured new FDA approvals, investigational drugs that scored success in major trials, new bariatric surgery benefits, and questions on the clinical utility of body mass index (BMI).
New Approvals, Indications... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - December 1, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
GERD Is Common Indication for Revisional Bariatric Surgery
FRIDAY, Dec. 1, 2023 -- For patients who have undergone bariatric surgery for gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), revision surgery is common and is mainly with a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB), according to a study published online Oct. 31 in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - December 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery Still Best Option for Some With Obesity Bariatric Surgery Still Best Option for Some With Obesity
Despite the rapid emergence of glucagonlike peptide-1 agonists for treating obesity, bariatric surgery may still be a better choice for some individuals, two experts say.Endocrine Society (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - November 27, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Long-Term Weight Regain Common After Body Contouring Surgery
MONDAY, Nov. 27, 2023 -- For patients undergoing trunk-based body contouring (BC) surgery, long-term weight regain is common, especially in those who have previously undergone bariatric surgery, according to a study published in the November issue... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - November 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
When is adolescent bariatric surgery necessary?
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Source: MayoClinic.com Full Feed - November 16, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
GLP-1 RAs Plus Bariatric Surgery:'Promising' for Obesity GLP-1 RAs Plus Bariatric Surgery:'Promising' for Obesity
Liraglutide combined with endoscopic bariatric therapy can provide weight loss on par with bariatric surgery alone, raising the question of whether the GLP-1 RAs might one day replace surgery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - November 15, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Ozempic Can ’ t Fix America ’ s Obesity Crisis
What is obesity?
Some people will tell you it’s a fancy word for being fat; others might say it’s a slur that pathologizes bigger bodies. And yet others will insist it’s a moral failing—one of laziness and poor willpower.
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For the past decade, however, the medical community has recognized that obesity is a chronic disease, much like cancer, diabetes, and high blood pressure. Obesity triples the risk of hospitalization due to COVID-19, is linked with hundreds of medical complications, and accounts for 4 million preventable deaths every year.
Obesi...
Source: TIME: Health - November 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Fatima Cody Stanford and Simar Bajaj Tags: Uncategorized freelance Source Type: news
