“I was their only parent.” Candace Neely and her son Brockman, seen before her bariatric surgery, left, and after, right. Photos courtesy of Candace Neely. In 2020, Neely underwent bariatric surgery ...

Bariatric surgery is safe and induces substantial weight loss that reduces the need for diabetes medications, a Monash University and University of Sydney-led Australian study has found. Published in ...

At 15 years, patients in the bariatric surgery group lost 26.6% (31.6 kg) of their weight and patients in the nonsurgical control group lost 9.8% (10.7 kg) of their weight.

This relationship has led researchers to explore how weight-loss interventions, particularly bariatric surgery, might protect and improve liver function. Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease affects ...

Recent studies reveal that the human appendix plays roles in gut microbiota restoration and immunity, contrary to its ...

At 15 years, patients in the bariatric surgery group lost 26.6% (31.6 kg) of their weight and patients in the nonsurgical control group lost 9.8% (10.7 kg) of their weight.

Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study offers one available option: bariatric surgery. Weight loss operations ...

Multiple studies estimate that NAFLD may be present in 17%–33% of the world population5 42 but little is known about the prevalence in patients enrolled for bariatric surgery and the evolution after ...

These instructions will include when to follow-up, types and amounts of liquids and foods to eat, and what activities to restrict. After gastric bypass surgery, you can expect to follow-up with your ...

Eli Lilly's Ozempic-rivaling weight-loss pill orforglipron could be available in early 2026. Its retatrutide may be as ...

Jan. 27, 2025 — A study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) surgery significantly lowered their future ... Signposting Children to ...

This revolutionized the performance of surgery, leading to smaller and smaller wounds. Today, routine wounds are <3 mm long, and 1 mm wounds are on the horizon. The evolution of smaller surgical ...