Impact of Diabetes on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery Impact of Diabetes on Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery
Do patients with diabetes realize less weight loss after undergoing bariatric surgery than non-diabetic patients?Clinical Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - September 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Journal Article Source Type: news

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Lower All-Cancer Incidence Among Females
FRIDAY, Aug. 25, 2023 -- Among females, bariatric surgery is associated with lower all-cancer and obesity-related cancer incidence, according to a study published online Aug. 22 in Obesity. Ted D. Adams, Ph.D., M.P.H., from Intermountain Healthcare... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 25, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

Weight-Loss Surgery Could Lower Women's Cancer Risk
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 23, 2023 -- It ' s long been known that obesity is tied to increased cancer risk, but can weight loss after bariatric surgery help lower a person ' s odds for the disease? The surgeries have now been around long enough for researchers... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - August 23, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news

Weight loss surgery shown to 'slash the risk of all cancers' in new study
A study of 22,000 people found those who underwent bariatric surgery had a 25 percent lower risk of developing cancer. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 22, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Allegheny Health Network, AHN Saint Vincent Hospital recognized for best-in-market overall hospital care by CareChex
AGH named the No. 1 hospital in Pennsylvania for Major Cardiac Surgery, West Penn Hospital is No. 1 in Bariatric Surgery, among other top clinical rankings PITTSBURGH, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Allegheny Health Network (AHN) has been rated the No. 1 health network in... (Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals)
Source: PRWeb: Medical Pharmaceuticals - August 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: AWD Source Type: news

Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Aids Outcomes One Year After Bariatric Surgery
FRIDAY, Aug. 4, 2023 -- Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (tele-CBT) delivered one year after bariatric surgery is associated with improvements in disordered eating and psychological distress, according to a study published online Aug. 3... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 4, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news

No Weight Benefits With Phone-Based CBT a Year After Bariatric Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Telephone-based cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) 1 year after bariatric surgery did not improve weight outcomes, but did improve psychological outcomes, a randomized clinical trial showed. Patients who participated in the... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - August 3, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news

Bariatric Surgery Before Spine Surgery Reduces Complications Bariatric Surgery Before Spine Surgery Reduces Complications
Patients with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery prior to spine surgery realized fewer postoperative adverse events.Spine (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Journal Article Source Type: news

Nonalcohol Substance Use Disorder Tied to Bariatric Surgery Nonalcohol Substance Use Disorder Tied to Bariatric Surgery
The rate of this disorder was found to be 2.5 times higher among those who had gastric bypass surgery compared with a control group.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines)
Source: Medscape Psychiatry Headlines - August 2, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news

Benefits of Bariatric Surgery Persist for 12 Years Benefits of Bariatric Surgery Persist for 12 Years
The largest and longest prospective comparison of bariatric surgery with medical and lifestyle treatment in people with type 2 diabetes and high BMI showed durable benefit at 7- and 12-years follow-up.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - July 28, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Does CGM Help Reduce Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia? Does CGM Help Reduce Post-Bariatric Hypoglycemia?
Managing hypoglycemia resulting from bariatric surgery can be challenging, but continuous glucose monitoring might act as an effective tool in reducing the frequency of these episodes, new research finds.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Family Medicine/Primary Care News Source Type: news

NICE updates guidance on referrals for weight-loss surgery
Patients will no longer need to have attempted to lose weight by non-surgical methods in order to be referred for bariatric surgery, updated NICE guidance says. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - July 27, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news

Poor Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery? Liraglutide May Help Poor Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery? Liraglutide May Help
Added weight loss with liraglutide is ' extremely welcomed, ' with new antiobesity medications being ' another effective tool in the toolbox for the treatment of severe obesity, ' say experts.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - July 26, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Intuitive Says Bariatric Surgeries Shrink as Obesity Drugs Lift Off Intuitive Says Bariatric Surgeries Shrink as Obesity Drugs Lift Off
The rising popularity of highly effective obesity drugs is weighing on demand for robot-assisted bariatric surgeries, top surgical robots maker Intuitive Surgical has said.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - July 24, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news

Gastric Bypass Surgery Tied to Higher Risk of Substance Use Disorder
(MedPage Today) -- One type of bariatric surgery was linked with a higher risk for substance use disorder (SUD), according to results from the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study. Over a median follow-up of 23.8 years, patients... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - July 21, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news