A new study published in the Annals of Surgery identified the optimal timing and surgical approaches for the first tangential ...

Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others.Black people are just as likely to d ...

For patients with diabetes undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG), overall expenditures ...

FRIDAY, Jan. 17, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- There are racial and sex disparities in the discussion of and progression to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) among eligible patients, according to a ...

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

according to the findings published in the journal 'Annals of Surgery'. The team also found 29 per cent lower risk of wound re-opening within six months of surgery, and about 56 per cent lower ...

For patients with diabetes undergoing Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) and sleeve gastrectomy (SG), overall expenditures ...

A randomized crossover trial found minimal difference between blood pressure (BP) readings obtained in public spaces versus those taken in private offices.

CABG plus surgical aortic valve replacement for treatment of coronary disease and aortic stenosis was associated with better 5-year outcomes vs. PCI plus transcatheter aortic valve replacement in ...

A new study led by UCLA Health highlights the link between socioeconomic disadvantage, Medicaid insurance, and poorer survival rates after heart transplantation. Researchers found ...