A newly enacted law now requires insurance companies operating in Arkansas to cover critical weight loss procedures.

Amid a rise in obesity and Type 2 diabetes citywide, Maimonides Health celebrated the one-year anniversary of its Weight ...

Bariatric surgery far outperformed GLP-1 weight loss drugs in a new real-world comparison of more than 50,000 patients. Two ...

Charleah Torres-Vega struggled with her weight all her life. Finding "where my body wants to be" at 46 has led her to want to ...

After two years, people who undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery achieve weight loss that is about five times greater than ...

Orlando, Fla. — Fracture risk in people treated for obesity appears significantly lower with semaglutide (Wegovy) vs sleeve gastrectomy, new data suggest. Previous animal studies have suggested a dose ...

FRIDAY, May 9, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Simultaneous liver transplant and sleeve gastrectomy (LTSG) yield durable weight loss, resolution of diabetes and hypertension, and a reduction in allograft ...

Is the promise of rapid weight loss worth having 80% of your stomach removed? It was for Remi Bader, a NYC-based influencer who became popular for her “realistic, plus-sized try-ons.” She made ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults who underwent gastric bypass had more excess BMI loss 10 years after surgery than those who had a sleeve ...

Introduction: The obesity epidemic has led to an increased prevalence of related conditions, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D) and hypertension. While laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy is the most common ...

Gastrectomy is a type of major surgery to remove part or all of the stomach. Surgeons most commonly perform the procedure to treat stomach cancer. The amount or part of the stomach surgeons remove ...