Considerations when moving from laparoscopic to robotic assisted bariatric surgery
At the recent IFSO-EC meeting in Venice, Italy, Medtronic hosted an intriguing lunch time symposium that examined the technical and...
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Pouch revision plus raRYGB is a promising approach for recurrent weight gain
Pouch revision in combination with ring-augmented Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (raRYGB) – using a MiniMizer Ring - appears to be a promising...
Research
Five-year RefluxStop outcomes demonstrate favourable food passageway-related outcomes
RefluxStop surgery (developed by Implantica) results in a favourable profile of food passageway-related outcomes throughout the five-year...
Tirzepatide plus menopause hormone therapy aids weight loss
Using tirzepatide and menopause hormone therapy at the same time leads to increased weight loss in postmenopausal women with overweight...
Consuming more protein may protect semaglutide patients taking from muscle loss
Women and older adults taking the anti-obesity drug semaglutide may be at higher risk for muscle loss, but higher protein intake may help...
Obesity-associated cancer deaths triple over past two decades in the US
Cancer deaths linked to obesity have tripled in the US over the past two decades, according to a study being presented at ENDO 2025, the...
Pouch revision plus raRYGB is a promising approach for recurrent weight gain
Pouch revision in combination with ring-augmented Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (raRYGB) – using a MiniMizer Ring - appears to be a promising...
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals presents new data on Avexitide for post-bariatric hypoglycemia
Amylyx Pharmaceuticals has represented analyses from the Phase 2 PREVENT and Phase 2b clinical trials of avexitide, an investigational,...
World’s first bariatric robotic telesurgery performed in India
SS Innovations International has announced the successful completion of the world’s first bariatric robotic telesurgery utilising the...
Rhythm’s Bivamelagon achieved statistically significant and clinically meaningful reductions in BMI in patients with hypothalamic obesity
Rhythm Pharmaceuticals’ bivamelagon (formerly LB54640), an investigational oral melanocortin-4 receptor (MC4R) agonist, achieved...
Disordered eating behaviours in males linked to prescription weight-loss medications
A University of Toronto study of 1,543 males aged 15 to 35 in Canada and the US has found that those who had used prescription...
Weight loss clears out aging cells and boosts lipid recycling
Researchers from the Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory of Medical Sciences and Imperial College London, UK, have produced the...
Dr Richard Peterson elected 39th President of ASMBS
Dr Richard M Peterson, Professor and Chief of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery at UT Health San Antonio, TX, has been elected the new...
Journal Watch 9/7/2025
Welcome to our regular round-up of the latest bariatric and obesity-related papers published in the medical literature. As ever, we have...
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