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
Few Patients Take Anti-Obesity Meds After Bariatric Surgery Few Patients Take Anti-Obesity Meds After Bariatric Surgery
Weight control medications may be needed to prevent weight regain.MDedge News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - June 2, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Sleeve Gastrectomy + Hiatal Hernia Repair or Fundoplication Reduces GERD
THURSDAY, June 1, 2023 -- For patients undergoing bariatric surgery with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and/or hiatal hernia, sleeve gastrectomy (SG) with concomitant hiatal hernia repair (HHR) and SG with fundoplication (FP) are both... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - June 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery in Kids With Obesity Becoming More Common
(MedPage Today) -- More youths with obesity have undergone metabolic and bariatric surgery since a 2019 American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) policy statement highlighted the need for increased access to this surgery for pediatric patients, a retrospective... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - May 30, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
More U.S. Adolescents Are Getting Weight-Loss Surgery
Weight-loss surgeries among adolescents increased substantially in recent years, part of an overall rise in obesity treatments in the U.S.
The number of adolescents ages 10 to 19 who underwent metabolic or bariatric surgery rose about 20% in 2021 from the year before, according to a research letter published Tuesday in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Pediatrics. Rates of these surgeries, which are uncommon, also rose among minors between 2019 and 2020, even as rates for adults dipped.
The findings come as doctors take an increasingly hands-on approach to weight loss, including in young people, amid rising ...
Source: TIME: Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Ilena Peng and Emma Court/Bloomberg Tags: Uncategorized bloomberg wire healthscienceclimate Research Source Type: news
Extreme measures: Number of children given weight-loss surgery has doubled in past 5 yearsÂ
The rate at which young people are getting bariatric surgery to treat severe obesity has nearly doubled since 2016 and shot up 19 percent from 2020 to 2021 alone, reflecting changing attitudes about obesity. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - May 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
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CNN's Paula Newton speaks with Dr. Dan Azagury, the Section Chief of Minimally Invasive and Bariatric Surgery at Stanford University, about new drugs to curb weight loss and other health benefits. (Source: CNN.com - Health)
Source: CNN.com - Health - May 28, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery Tied to Less Medication Use Over 15 or More Years
FRIDAY, May 26, 2023 -- Patients undergoing bariatric surgery for obesity use fewer lipid-lowering, cardiovascular, and antidiabetic medications over the long term versus patients with obesity not undergoing surgery, according to a study published... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 26, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Diabetes, Cholesterol Meds Use Drops After Bariatric Surgery Diabetes, Cholesterol Meds Use Drops After Bariatric Surgery
Use of lipid and diabetes medications are lower 15 years after bariatric surgery, compared with patients with obesity who didn ' t undergo such surgery, in a large population-based study.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - May 25, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Does Ozempic Cause Hair Loss? Does Ozempic Cause Hair Loss?
Dermatologists and endocrinologists consider claims that new weight loss medications cause hair loss. They opine that hair loss is unlikely and is actually more common with bariatric surgery.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - May 25, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Article Source Type: news
Obesity-Related Medication Use Remains Low After Bariatric Surgery
(MedPage Today) -- Fewer patients with obesity used lipid-lowering, cardiovascular, or antidiabetic drugs after bariatric surgery compared with matched patients who did not have surgery for morbid obesity, a population-based cohort study in Sweden... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - May 25, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Do Weight Loss Drugs Like Ozempic Cause Hair Loss?
Experts consider claims that new weight loss medications cause hair loss. They find that hair loss is unlikely and actually more common with bariatric surgery. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery May Reverse Peripheral Neuropathy Bariatric Surgery May Reverse Peripheral Neuropathy
Bariatric surgery may enable peripheral nerve regeneration, making it an effective treatment for individuals with obesity at risk of diabetes and peripheral neuropathy, says a researcher.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - May 3, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery Effective for Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Treatment
WEDNESDAY, May 3, 2023 -- For patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), bariatric-metabolic surgery is more effective than lifestyle modification plus best medical care, according to a study published online April 20 in The Lancet.
Ornella... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Weight Loss Surgery Could Cut Cancer Risk in Half Over Time
Investigators compared almost 56,000 people with obesity who had bariatric surgery to the same number who did not. They tracked how many people developed cancer over the next 10 years. The surgery group had less than half as many cases of cancer. (Source: WebMD Health)
Source: WebMD Health - May 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
