Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study ...

Part 2 of a series outlining surgical cosmetic procedures after weight loss to assist clinicians in counseling patients on ...

Bariatric surgery significantly reduced long-term risk for decompensation and adverse outcomes in patients with obesity and ...

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) ...

After almost a decade of research, a U of I professor has a warning for people who are at a higher risk for alcohol abuse.

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy reduced health care expenditures after surgery for adults with type 2 ...

A Cleveland Clinic study reveals that bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risk of serious liver complications in ...

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others.

The results, published in Nature Medicine, found that weight loss surgery was associated with a 72% lower risk of developing serious liver complications compared to medical therapy alone, according to ...

Surgery is the gold standard, GLP-1s are all the rage—whether a head-to-head study is needed depends on who you ask.

At UTMB Health’s Bariatric Surgery Department, patients embark on a journey toward better health that goes beyond weight loss ...