Did Bariatric Surgery Lead to Lisa Marie Presley ’s Death?
A medical examiner’s report points to small bowel obstruction as the cause of death, but was it caused by bariatric surgery years earlier? (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - July 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Childhood maltreatment in patients undergoing bariatric surgery: implications for weight loss, depression and eating behavior - Ben-Porat T, Bacon SL, Woods R, Fortin A, Lavoie KL.
We aimed to explore the relationships between childhood maltreatment and changes in weight, depressive symptoms and eating behavior post-bariatric surgery (BS). Participants (n = 111, 85% females) were evaluated pre-surgery, and at 6 months (6 M) and 12 mo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 17, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Lisa Marie Presley Died From Bowel Obstruction After Weight Loss Surgery
The Los Angeles County medical examiner's office has determined the cause of death for Elvis Presley's daughter: SBO resulting from adhesions after bariatric surgery. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 15, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Bruce Y. Lee, Senior Contributor Tags: Healthcare /healthcare Innovation /innovation Business /business Hollywood & Entertainment /hollywood-entertainment pharma standard Source Type: news
Few Patients With BMI of 30-35 Get Bariatric Surgery Few Patients With BMI of 30-35 Get Bariatric Surgery
"Professional guidelines and increasing data support bariatric surgery for patients beginning at BMI 30 …. Now it needs to happen in the real world," says the outgoing ASMBS president.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - July 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Does Rapid Weight Loss From GLP-1s Decrease Muscle Mass? Does Rapid Weight Loss From GLP-1s Decrease Muscle Mass?
The rapid weight loss associated with GLP-1 receptor agonists raises concern about the muscle mass loss. Yoon Ahn, MD, and Vibha Singhal, MD, MPH, contend that this loss isn ' t any different than bariatric surgery and offer advice for clinicians.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 14, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
Lisa Marie Presley's Cause of Death; End of AIDS? Human-Animal COVID Transmission
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An autopsy report showed that Lisa Marie Presley, the only child of Elvis Presley, died of a small-bowel obstruction "caused by adhesions that developed after bariatric surgery... (Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology)
Source: MedPage Today Gastroenterology - July 14, 2023 Category: Gastroenterology Source Type: news
One Type of Bariatric Surgery Betters IBD Outcomes One Type of Bariatric Surgery Betters IBD Outcomes
In people with morbid obesity and inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), sleeve gastrectomy and not Roux-en-Y gastric bypass was associated with a lower risk for complications 2 years later.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - July 13, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
The Drugs That Are Gaining On Ozempic
If they prove to work safely, the therapies could help people lose so much weight that they supplant bariatric surgery. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ketamine vs. DEX in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery Ketamine vs. DEX in Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery
This study compared the effect of ketamine versus dexmedetomidine on postoperative total morphine consumption as well as intraoperative fentanyl consumption in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.BMC Anesthesiology (Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape General Surgery Headlines - June 22, 2023 Category: Surgery Tags: Anesthesiology Journal Article Source Type: news
Obesity Takes Center Stage at Slimmed-Down Diabetes Meeting Obesity Takes Center Stage at Slimmed-Down Diabetes Meeting
The American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions will feature results from multiple incretin drug trials, data on bariatric surgery versus lifestyle management, new interactive debates, and much more.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines)
Source: Medscape Pharmacist Headlines - June 20, 2023 Category: Drugs & Pharmacology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Semaglutide Bests Liraglutide for Post-Surgery Weight Regain Semaglutide Bests Liraglutide for Post-Surgery Weight Regain
Once-weekly semaglutide produced over twice the weight loss as did daily liraglutide for people who regained weight after metabolic/bariatric surgery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - June 8, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Semaglutide Better Than Liraglutide for Post-Bariatric Surgery Weight Recurrence
WEDNESDAY, June 7, 2023 -- Semaglutide is associated with superior weight loss for treating post-metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) weight recurrence compared with liraglutide, according to a study published in the May issue of Obesity.
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Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 7, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Teens Are Taking Wegovy for Weight Loss. But Doctors Have a Lot to Learn
For a long time, if Dr. Emily Breidbart, a pediatric endocrinologist at NYU Langone Health, wanted to put one of her patients on a weight-loss drug, she often chose metformin. It wasn’t a perfect option. The drug is approved to treat diabetes, not obesity, and typically leads only to “very modest” weight loss, she says. But Breidbart had few other choices for her adolescent patients. “Medications that have been approved for obesity really have been few and far between” for kids and teenagers, she says.
That changed in late 2022, when the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Novo Nordisk&...
Source: TIME: Health - June 6, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Jamie Ducharme Tags: Uncategorized Drugs healthscienceclimate Source Type: news
More U.S. Kids, Teens Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgeries
TUESDAY, June 6, 2023 -- As obesity rises among U.S. kids and teens, the number of weight-loss surgeries is growing, too.
Metabolic and bariatric surgeries among 10- to 19-year-olds rose by nearly 20% between 2020 and 2021, after climbing since... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - June 6, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Youth Use of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery on the Rise
FRIDAY, June 2, 2023 -- Use of and access to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) increased among U.S. youth overall and for most racial and ethnic groups from 2015 to 2021, according to a research letter published online May 30 in JAMA... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 2, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
