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IFSO/ASMBS publish 1st international recommendations for BMS in over 30 years
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) and the American Society for Metabolic and...

ASMBS issues updated LAGB management consensus statement
The American Society of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) has published a consensus statement on laparoscopic adjustable gastric...

Same-day discharge after RYGB seems to be safe
Same-day discharge (SDD) after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) seems to be safe and has comparable outcomes to inpatients discharged on...


UK obesity campaign risked turning fat-shaming into political strategy
The national obesity campaign launched by the UK government to improve health and protect the NHS during the COVID-19 pandemic was...


UEG report reveals major health and economic impacts of digestive diseases across Europe
Data from a pan-European study on the burden of digestive diseases, presented today at United European Gastroenterology Week 2022 and...


Bariatric surgery associated with significant reduction in CVD risk in patients with severe obesity
Researchers from the Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, have report that bariatric surgery, compared with nonsurgical care, was...

LAGB could play a role in creating symptomatic HH, but further research is needed confirm causation
Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) could play in a role in the creation of symptomatic hiatal hernias (HHs) however, further...


Bariatric surgery patients could have a higher risk of epilepsy
Researchers from the Western University in London, Canada, have reported that patients with a history of bariatric surgery were at...


ICER finds semaglutide more effective, but more expensive
The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) in the US has published its revised Evidence Report assessing the comparative...

Study to examine link between obesity and cancer
The National Cancer Institute has awarded more than US$5.2 million to a team lead by researchers from the University of Tennessee Health...
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