A free community event from UnityPoint Health will help people learn more about surgical weight loss options. The “Bariatric ...

After two years, people who undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery achieve weight loss that is about five times greater than ...

The number of laparoscopic bariatric procedures increased from 2003-2008, partly due to wider use of laparoscopic techniques and patients’ greater acceptance, according to a report in the Journal of ...

The California Technology Assessment Forum (CTAF) has been requested to review the scientific evidence for the use of sleeve gastrectomy (SG) also known as vertical sleeve gastrectomy (VSG) or ...

What new research says about bariatric surgery amid the rise of weight loss drugs. (Guillermo Arias/AFP via Getty Images) Weight loss drugs have grown in popularity over the last few years. But is ...

Gastric bypass patients had a lower rate of major adverse cardiac events than sleeve gastrectomy patients over 5 years. This was driven by a 40% risk reduction for myocardial infarction among gastric ...

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The "United States of America (USA) Bariatric Surgery Procedures Count by Segments (Gastric Balloon Procedures, Gastric Banding Procedures, Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass (RYGB) ...

Unlike Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) procedures, restrictive bariatric surgery does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for kidney stones, a study found. The study included 18 ...

Intuitive Surgical ISRG faces a persistent headwind in one of its historically important U.S. procedure categories, namely bariatric surgery. For six consecutive quarters, domestic bariatric volumes ...

New research reveals a strategy that leads to five times more weight loss than through popular drugs like Ozempic over two ...