In 2023, the American Academy of Pediatrics published a clinical practice guideline recommending weight-loss medications, including glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists, as a supplement ...

A positive response to treatment for pediatric obesity has enduring health benefits into young adulthood, according t ...

Lake Cumberland Regional Hospital announced that they have received accreditation under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery ...

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

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

Bariatric surgery has become a transformative solution. It is also prescribed for those suffering from obesity and their related health challenges. [...] ...

Dr. Christina Li specializes in minimally invasive weight loss surgery at LifeBridge Health's Northwest Hospital in ...

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 ...

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

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

There is a common perception that weight cycling, often called “yo-yo dieting,” is detrimental to health. But new research ...