DDW: Lower Risk for Obesity-Linked Cancer Seen With Bariatric Surgery
MONDAY, May 1, 2023 -- Bariatric surgery is associated with a reduction in the risk for obesity-associated cancers, according to a study to be presented at the 2023 Digestive Disease Week, being held from May 6 to 9 in Chicago.
Vibhu Chittajallu,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - May 1, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery Cuts Risk for Obesity-Related Cancers: Study Bariatric Surgery Cuts Risk for Obesity-Related Cancers: Study
Researchers say that lower risk for cancer can be added to the potential benefits of weight loss surgery.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 28, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Gastroenterology News Source Type: news
Weight-Loss Surgery Could Cut Odds for Obesity-Linked Cancers in Half
FRIDAY, April 28, 2023 -- Getting bariatric surgery may help someone lose weight and reduce their risk for obesity-related cancers by more than half.
New research to be presented at a conference of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA)... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 28, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Bariatric-Metabolic Surgery More Effective Than Lifestyle Change for NASH
(MedPage Today) -- Two types of bariatric-metabolic surgery were more effective than lifestyle modification plus best medical care in the treatment of non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), a randomized trial from Italy showed.
In over 200 patients... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 26, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Kid ’s Health Improves by Applying New Obesity Guidelines Kid ’s Health Improves by Applying New Obesity Guidelines
New guidelines call for options, including lifestyle changes, medication use, and bariatric surgery in children. This case study provides insight into applying them in a real-life clinical setting.Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology (Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines)
Source: Medscape Diabetes Headlines - April 24, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology Commentary Source Type: news
Risk for Breast Cancer Reduced After Bariatric Surgery Risk for Breast Cancer Reduced After Bariatric Surgery
In a recent study, patients who underwent bariatric surgery had better cancer outcomes than patients with lower body mass index.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Hematology-Oncology Headlines - April 24, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Tags: Hematology-Oncology News Source Type: news
Lose Weight, Gain Huge Debt: 300 Bariatric Surgery Patients Sued by Provider
(MedPage Today) -- A closer look at the rising number of lawsuits in New York (Source: MedPage Today Public Health)
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - April 22, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Bone Density Loss Seen After Bariatric Surgery in Teens
(MedPage Today) -- Although bariatric surgery is quite effective for weight loss in teens with obesity, it also may weaken the bones, according to a prospective longitudinal study.
Over the course of 1 year after undergoing sleeve gastrectomy... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 20, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Will Obesity Drugs Change the Bariatric Surgery Landscape?
(MedPage Today) -- Mark Twain once said, "History never repeats itself, but it does often rhyme."
As a weight-loss surgeon for over 20 years, I have witnessed the new obesity medications with both anticipation and nostalgia. Just like bariatric... (Source: MedPage Today Primary Care)
Source: MedPage Today Primary Care - April 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Source Type: news
Optimal Time Period for Weight Loss Drugs: Debate Continues Optimal Time Period for Weight Loss Drugs: Debate Continues
Newer weight loss drugs are useful tools for patients with obesity, including those who have had bariatric surgery. But debate continues as to how long people should stay on them.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines)
Source: Medscape FamilyMedicine Headlines - April 18, 2023 Category: Primary Care Tags: Diabetes & Endocrinology News Source Type: news
How Doctors Inadvertently Fat-Shame Kids
When Beth Nathan was 10 years old, her pediatrician grabbed her belly and said, “OK! Time to switch to skim milk!”
Nathan estimates that she weighed “maybe four pounds more” than her friends at school at that point. Until then, she had never thought much about her body. But the doctor’s comment hit its mark. Nathan began thinking about her weight more and went on her first diet in high school. Though she never met the criteria for an eating disorder, she also never shook the expectation that she should be thinner. She continued dieting off and on through college and medical school. And then, N...
Source: TIME: Health - April 18, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Virginia Sole-Smith Tags: Uncategorized Books Excerpt freelance society-team Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery Improves Many Diabetes Complications
MONDAY, April 17, 2023 -- For individuals with class II/III obesity, bariatric surgery improves peripheral neuropathy (PN), according to a study published online March 14 in Diabetologia.
Evan L. Reynolds, Ph.D., from the University of Michigan in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - April 17, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Bariatric Surgery May Eliminate Obesity-Related Breast Cancer Risk
(MedPage Today) -- Bariatric surgery for women with obesity was associated with a reduction in breast cancer risk that reached levels seen among those with a normal body mass index (BMI), researchers have found.
In their retrospective study of... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 13, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
Weight-Loss Surgery Might Reverse the Nerve Damage That Diabetes Brings
WEDNESDAY, April 12, 2023 -- While the immediate goal of bariatric surgery is to help obese patients shed significant weight, new research shows it may also reduce diabetes complications, including nerve damage.
Investigators followed 127... (Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews)
Source: Drugs.com - Daily MedNews - April 12, 2023 Category: General Medicine Source Type: news
Vitamin D and Fractures; Bariatric Surgery Helps Neuropathy; Brain's Obesity Drivers
(MedPage Today) -- Monthly supplementation with 60,000 IU of oral vitamin D3 for older adults didn't appear to increase or decrease overall fracture risk over a 5-year period. The same held true for non-vertebral, major osteoporotic, and hip fractures... (Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology)
Source: MedPage Today Endocrinology - April 11, 2023 Category: Endocrinology Source Type: news
