Some people don’t lose enough weight after bariatric surgery, but a new study shows that adding a daily shot of GLP-1 drug ...

Bariatric beds are widely used in medical, long-term care settings and home healthcare settings due to their enhanced weight capacity, durability, and patient safety features. These beds are ...

Combining bariatric surgery with weight loss medication can help people who need to lose more weight post-surgery, Monash ...

There are several types of bariatric surgery. Learn more about whether you might be a good candidate and what you can expect. Bariatric surgery is a term used to describe weight loss surgeries like ...

What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...

The benefits of bariatric surgery can extend beyond physical weight loss and improved metabolic parameters, according to a new study finding that self-esteem surges in the first year following the ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults with type 2 diabetes and obesity maintained a 19.3% body weight reduction 12 years after bariatric ...

It was a message reinforced by her pediatrician: "He'd be telling us, 'She's overweight. You've got to get her to diet,' " Northam recalls from age 5 or 6. "I remember these conversations. But I was ...

New York’s Bellevue Hospital performs thousands of the lucrative surgeries a year, even on Rikers Island prisoners and other inappropriate patients. By Jessica Silver-Greenberg Sarah Kliff and Aimee ...

Maternal obesity is associated with increased risks of gestational diabetes, large-for-gestational-age infants, preterm birth, congenital malformations, and stillbirth. The risks of these outcomes ...

There’s a surprisingly big disconnect between how obesity researchers think about the causes of and treatments for obesity and how the American public does. The public, on the other hand, generally ...

Bariatric surgery is a medical procedure designed to treat obesity, particularly when lifestyle changes such as diet and ...