NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cristina Iaboni had the dubious distinction of being not quite obese enough. For all the pounds on her 5'5" frame, she did not meet the criteria for bariatric surgery to help ...

Across all income levels, bariatric surgery resulted in better diabetes control than GLP-1s or similar medications, a study ...

A new large-scale study came to the conclusion that weight-loss surgery gives people with type 2 diabetes and obesity a healthier, more extended life than is possible using the best drugs of the ...

The term bariatric is derived from the Greek words for “weight” and “to treat.” Originally, as its name denotes, this form of surgery was aimed at helping people manage obesity. But as medical science ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The observational, retrospective, single-center study included 38 patients who received conventional medical ...

NEW DELHI (ANI) – In recent years, the intersection of weight loss surgery and diabetes management has garnered significant attention in the medical community. The prevalence of obesity and diabetes ...

Bariatric surgery is more effective for Type 2 diabetes patients than medical and lifestyle interventions, including GLP-1 use, according to a clinical trial among four health systems. Between 96 ...

Bariatric surgery is more effective than medical treatment alone for the long-term control of type 2 diabetes in obese patients, finds the first 5-year follow-up study, prompting a call for a ...

New research gives clear proof that weight-loss surgery can reverse and possibly cure diabetes, and doctors say it should be offered sooner to more people with the disease — not just as a last resort.

NEW ORLEANS — Among adults with type 2 diabetes who had bariatric surgery, diabetes remission was twice as likely after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass than laparoscopic gastric banding, and it was more ...