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TEEN-LABS: Similar outcomes for adolescents of all ages
Researchers at Children's Hospital Colorado (Children's Colorado) have found that both younger and older adolescents have similar weight...


Prior bariatric surgery lowers mortality and hospital admission rates for COVID patients
The outcomes from the first meta-analysis reporting the possible protective effects of bariatric surgery in patients with COVID-19...


Unhealthy alcohol use increases after bariatric surgery
Researchers looking at the changes over time in alcohol use and unhealthy alcohol use two years after bariatric surgery have reported...


Incorporating telemedicine helps bariatric surgical practices
Follow-up telehealth visits have proved to be highly effective during the COVID-19 pandemic and demonstrates that surgical practices can...


Ethicon launches Echelon Endopath Staple Line Reinforcement buttress solution
Ethicon has launched the of Echelon Endopath Staple Line Reinforcement (SLR), a novel buttressing device designed to further strengthen...


Covid-19: Delaying bariatric and metabolic surgery puts patients at risk
An international team of experts has issued a guidance paper that identifies patients with the greatest need for bariatric and metabolic...


Revisional banded bypass results in modest midterm weight loss
In a recent study, ‘Banding the Pouch with a Non-adjustable Ring as Revisional Procedure in Patients with Insufficient Results After...


SAGES expands online repository of COVID-19 recommendations
The Society of American Gastrointestinal and Endoscopic Surgeons (SAGES) continues to provide recommendations and information regarding...


T2DM remission more likely after OAGB/MGB vs other bariatric surgeries
A meta-analysis designed to determine the hierarchies of different bariatric surgeries in patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes...


IFSO issues COVID-19 recommendations for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
The International Federation for the Surgery of Obesity and Metabolic Disorders (IFSO) has issued recommendations to its global...
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