From the Obesity Medicine Association: Harnessing Obesity Medicine Principles to Treat Diabetes
The considerable commonalities between patients with obesity and Type 2 diabetes can be useful for...
Jan 5, 2022
The considerable commonalities between patients with obesity and Type 2 diabetes can be useful for...
Dec 20, 2016
Bariatric surgery is recognized as a viable option to promote weight loss and to treat...
Oct 20, 2016
Assessing Early Discontinuation of Opiates After Trauma The inappropriate use of prescription...
Jun 24, 2014
Gastric bypass surgery and laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding are two commonly performed...
Jun 5, 2014
In 2008, the Obesity Society, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists, and the...
May 15, 2014
According to published data, nearly 155 million adults in the United States are classified as...
Oct 21, 2013
Weight loss surgery (WLS) has been an effective treatment for many patients with clinically severe...
Aug 27, 2013
Millions of patients find it extremely difficult to achieve durable weight loss without medical...
Nov 8, 2012
Swedish research suggests that bariatric surgery appears to be considerably more efficient in preventing type 2 diabetes in obese patients than usual care. In the study, bariatric surgery was associated with a type 2 diabetes...
Sep 13, 2012
Among adults who have undergone bariatric surgery, the prevalence of alcohol use disorder appears to be greater in the second year after surgery (9.6%) than in the first year after the procedure (7.3%) and the year prior to...
Jul 11, 2012
New research was recently presented at the 2012 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, or the ASMBS, from June 17-22 in San Diego. The features below highlight just some of the studies that...
Jun 5, 2012
Bariatric surgery is indicated for certain high-risk patients who have clinically severe obesity. A key aspect of care for the post-bariatric surgery patient population is addressing non-surgical aspects of perioperative care,...