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MBS prevents pre-diabetes from developing into T2DM in most patients

Patients with pre-diabetes and severe obesity who had metabolic and bariatric surgery were 20 times less likely to develop full-blown...

Sex differences in how adipose tissue responds to insulin could explain why T2D is more prevalent in males

For Individuals who are living with obesity, adipose tissue insulin resistance is more severe in men than in women and may partly explain...

LTAP is non-inferior to UTAP in providing post-bariatric analgesia

The analgesic effect of Laparoscopic (LAP) TAP block (LTAP) is non-inferior to ultrasound-guided TAP block (UTAP) in terms of time to 1st...

The status of bariatric surgery in Egypt

With approximately 100 million inhabitants, Egypt is the 14th-most populated country in the world, and the third-most populated in...

The evolution of the UK’s National Bariatric Surgery Registry

In October 2023, Mr Omar Khan was appointed as the Chair of the British Obesity & Metabolic Surgery Society’s (BOMSS) National Bariatric...

US researchers to assess the impact of physical activity after bariatric surgery

A research team at the Hartford HealthCare Digestive Health Institute (DHI) will launch a new study, funded by a US$2.9-million federal...

Metabolic surgery results in cardiometabolic improvements in people with severe obesity

Patients who underwent metabolic surgery had significant improvements in cardiometabolic health, according to researchers from Vanderbilt...

Innovative program connects bariatric surgery and kidney transplant access for patients who have obesity and end-stage renal disease

A collaborative study between bariatric and transplant teams has created a viable pathway for patients with obesity who also have...

Bariatric surgery can impair midwall left ventricular dysfunction in certain patients one-year after surgery

Patients with severe obesity and in particular women with hypertension, higher level of inflammation and reduced ejection fraction, have...

Bariatric surgery improves rheumatoid arthritis in patients with obesity

A systematic review has concluded that the current evidence seems to show improved outcomes in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients with...

Preoperative antihypertensive drugs and visceral fat area can predict hypertension remission and recurrence post-LSG

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Muscle-preserving weight loss drug ASC47 plus semaglutide is superior to semaglutide monotherapy for weight loss

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Racial and ethnic groups face barriers to obtaining OMMs

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