A new study published in the journal of BMC Surgery showed that baclofen may serve as a safe, cost-effective option for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Using Ozempic in combination with endoscopic sleeve gastrectomy resulted in greater weight loss than the ...

The perioperative risk is similar and low for both laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (SG) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB); therefore, that risk should not be a deciding factor in the ...

Both Lap Band and sleeve gastrectomy procedures are designed to provide sustained, comfortable weight loss by limiting the amount of food a person can eat in one sitting as well as reducing appetite.

The reduction or discontinuation of antihypertensive therapy was already observed at 1 month after the surgery. During 1-year follow-up, 90 patients (63%) had the dosage of antihypertensive drugs ...

Morbid obesity is often called the first global epidemic of the twenty-first century [1]. As in all epidemics, obesity raises wide concerns and represents a great challenge for current medical ...

Obese patients wanting to go under the knife to lose weight now have another option: laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Since it made its debut in Siouxland in May, the procedure, which decreases ...

Colorado has the nation’s lowest obesity rate, yet one in four residents still meets the medical definition. If you’re ...