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Stigma, lack of information and costs limit access to surgery for adolescents
Adolescents with severe obesity may not pursue metabolic bariatric surgery for weight loss due to lack of information, difficulties with...
ReTUNE: T2DM remission for people with lower BMIs
Results from the Diabetes UK-funded Reversal of Type 2 Diabetes upon Normalisation of Energy Intake in the Non-obese (ReTUNE) trial, have...
Panther Healthcare’s endostapler is safe and effective in RYGB patients
Brazilian researchers have reported that Panther Healthcare’s endostapler is safe and effective in patients undergoing Roux en Y gastric...
Bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and CV mortality
Researchers from The Netherlands have reported that bariatric surgery is associated with reduced all-cause and cardiovascular (CV)...
World Obesity Federation: 1 billion people living with obesity by 2030
The World Obesity Federation has published its fourth World Obesity Atlas, which this year provides predictions for the prevalence of...
Review paper examines evidence of bariatric surgery to reduce obesity-associated breast cancer
A review paper has sought to clarify the relationship between obesity and breast cancer, and explore the potential role of bariatric...
Gore Symposium (EMEA & Australia): Meet the Experts - Obesity and the Associated Diseases
Last year, Gore sponsored a live webinar symposium for EMEA and Australian surgeons which featured a panel of EMEA experts who discussed...
Benefits of staple line reinforcement, but more evidence needed
Suture oversewing (SR) during laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) seems to be associated with a reduced risk of postoperative bleeding,...
Gastric bypass better for type 2 diabetics
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) leads to greater weight loss and a greater rate of remission of diabetes than sleeve gastrectomy or...
Stimulating signalling could improve metabolic health and treat obesity
Researchers from the University of Colorado School of Medicine have reported that finds an epigenetic modifier known as histone...
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