A well-known face on 1000-Lb Sisters, Brittany Combs, seems to be preparing for bariatric surgery, a major turning point in ...

Long-term results from randomized, controlled trials that compare medical therapy with surgical therapy in patients with type 2 diabetes are limited. We assessed outcomes 5 years after 150 ...

Donald Trump has chosen wellness influencer Dr Casey Means as his nominee for surgeon general. The US president said the former physician has "impeccable MAHA [Make America Healthy Again ...

Dr. Alan Wittgrove, a world-renowned bariatric surgeon and Del Mar resident, was honored April 12 by his peers at the California/Nevada chapter of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric ...

GLP-1 medications are reshaping the weight management landscape — and beginning to take a bite out of bariatric surgery volumes in hospitals. Between 2022 and 2023, bariatric surgery rates fell ...

Perioperative optimization of nutrition leads to lower risks, better outcomes, and improved quality of life for adult patients undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery, according to an updated ...

WVU Medicine Berkeley Medical Center has opened a new bariatric surgery clinic in Martinsburg, West Virginia. The clinic, led by Dr. Anthony Mark and Dr. Elizabeth Zubowicz, offers procedures such ...

Since she lost her job this summer as a bariatric surgeon, Lana Nelson, DO, has a phone message that tells callers, "I'm probably out on the trails" hiking near Grand Junction, Colorado.

The national use of weight loss drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy more than doubled as bariatric surgery frequency dropped by about 25 percent from 2022 to 2023, researchers report in an Oct. 25 study ...

Dr. David Davtyan, a renowned bariatric surgeon in Los Angeles, has been awarded the prestigious title of Fellow of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (FASMBS) in recognition ...

As Ozempic became a household name, the number of bariatric surgeries declined. Throughout 2023 and early 2024, surgeons told Becker’s they were performing about 15% fewer bariatric operations.