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GLP-1 use doubles as bariatric surgery declines by 25%
A study by researchers at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in collaboration with researchers at Harvard TH Chan School of Public Health and...
Bariatric surgery found to be more cost effective than GLP-1 RAs alone
Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) are cost effective in the long term only when combined with bariatric surgery,...
BMS may lower risk of pancreatic cancer in people with obesity
Bariatric and metabolic surgery may lower the risk of developing pancreatic cancer in people with obesity especially in those who also...
Sanford Health to investigate BMS and post-operative hazardous alcohol use
Sanford Health researcher, Dr Scott Engel, along with his co-Principal Investigators, Drs Kristine Steffen and Leslie Heinberg (Cleveland...
Costs of obesity management medications exceeds BMS in less than a year
The cost of taking weekly injections of popular obesity management medications liraglutide (Saxenda) or semaglutide (Wegovy) exceeds that...
Bariatric surgery outperforms GLP-1 diabetes drugs for kidney protection
For patients with type 2 diabetes, obesity and chronic kidney disease, bariatric surgery was associated with a significant decrease in...
Bariatric surgery may help people with obesity manage hypertension
People living with obesity who underwent bariatric surgery were more likely to control their hypertension over a one-to-five-year...
REBORN study: How to prioritise patients for BMS leading to the appropriate selection
Improvements in the physical component of quality of life (QoL) after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) varies for patients with...
Expansion of bariatric surgery in the UK ‘challenging’ due to significant upfront economic investment
Expanding the capacity of bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS) capacity in England beyond a small proportion of the eligible population...
Pneumonia and respiratory causes the largest causes of long-term mortality after BMS
Pneumonia and respiratory causes were found to be the largest causes of long-term mortality after bariatric and metabolic surgery (BMS),...
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