ASMBS IH Webinar: ObesityWeek Highlight Reel, Pharmacology
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4th World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes
The 4th World Congress on Interventional Therapies for Type 2 Diabetes
is a comprehensive, multidisciplinary forum where clinicians, scientists, and policy makers will conduct a critical review and discussion of the latest research findings on metabolic/bariatric surgery and novel interventional therapies for type 2 diabetes. The first three editions were held with the participation of world leading experts, including Nobel Laureates, and with attendees from over 60 countries. The upcoming congress will build on…
ASMBS Position Statement on Medium- and Long-term Durability of Weight Loss and Diabetic Outcomes after Conventional Stapled Bariatric Procedures
Azagury D, Papasavas P, Hamdallah I, Gagner M, Kim J. ASMBS Position Statement on medium- and long-term durability of weight loss and diabetic outcomes after conventional stapled bariatric procedures. Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2018;14(10):1425-41.
New Study Finds Most Bariatric Surgeries Performed in Northeast, and Fewest in South Where Obesity Rates are Highest, and Economies are Weakest
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NASHVILLE, TN – Nov. 15, 2018 – West Virginia and Mississippi may have the two highest obesity rates in the nation but rank 25th and 45th in the country when it comes to the number of weight-loss surgeries per capita, and have two of the worst state economies, according to a new…
Weight-loss Surgery Reduces Risk of Coronary Heart Disease By 40 Percent
Patients with severe obesity who get weight-loss surgery cut their risk of developing coronary heart disease by about 40 percent, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic Florida researchers who presented their findings* today at ObesityWeek℠ 2018
Metabolic Surgery Significantly Better Than Drug Therapy
People with diabetes and severe obesity who had metabolic surgery were much less likely to die from diabetes or any other cause than those who received drug therapy alone, according to a new meta-analysis by German researchers who presented their findings today at ObesityWeek℠ 2018
Mortality From Heart Failure Cut in Half in Weight-loss Surgery Patients
New Cleveland Clinic Study Shows Bariatric Surgery May Have Protective Effect After Heart Failure
Patients who have previously undergone weight-loss or bariatric surgery, and later suffer unrelated heart failure, cut their risk of dying in half compared to those who did not have surgery, according to a new study from Cleveland Clinic researchers who presented their findings* today at ObesityWeek℠ 2018
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Bariatric surgery evolved from the mission of bariatric surgical pioneers to lessen the disease burden of obesity on the lives of their patients. Major unanticipated metabolic benefits of weight loss operations were noted and documented by surgeon scientists. Eventually, classic bariatric operations because recognized as “metabolic” operations, and metabolic surgery and surgeons became central figures in treating metabolic diseases in obese patients. All along the way, metabolic surgeons have been diligent to…
American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery and American Hernia Society Consensus Guideline on Bariatric Surgery and Hernia Surgery
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October 2018 Top 5 on the 5th
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