Part 2 of a series outlining surgical cosmetic procedures after weight loss to assist clinicians in counseling patients on ...

Right now, patients with obesity and cirrhosis have few treatments for their progressive liver disease, but a new study ...

Bariatric surgery significantly reduced long-term risk for decompensation and adverse outcomes in patients with obesity and ...

A Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and fatty liver-related cirrhosis who had bariatric (weight-loss) ...

After almost a decade of research, a U of I professor has a warning for people who are at a higher risk for alcohol abuse.

Both Roux-en-Y gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy reduced health care expenditures after surgery for adults with type 2 ...

A Cleveland Clinic study reveals that bariatric surgery significantly reduces the risk of serious liver complications in ...

TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others.

The results, published in Nature Medicine, found that weight loss surgery was associated with a 72% lower risk of developing serious liver complications compared to medical therapy alone, according to ...

Surgery is the gold standard, GLP-1s are all the rage—whether a head-to-head study is needed depends on who you ask.

At UTMB Health’s Bariatric Surgery Department, patients embark on a journey toward better health that goes beyond weight loss ...