July 2019 Top 5 on the 5th
In this issue: ASMBS President Eric DeMaria discusses ___, the new ASMBS Annual Meeting Facebook page is launched, and lobby grants are now available from the Obesity Political Action Committee.
ASMBS Newsroom
Bariatric Surgery Slashes Spending on Diabetes and Hypertension Medications
Patients with severe obesity who get weight-loss surgery cut their spending on diabetes medications by nearly 65 percent and spending on high blood pressure medications by more than a third three to six months after the operation, according to new research from Rush Medical College in Chicago presented here at an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) national clinical symposium on obesity prevention, treatment and research.
More Evidence Metabolic Surgery Superior to Drug Treatment in Patients With Obesity
Metabolic or bariatric surgery was significantly more effective than medical management in treating type 2 diabetes in patients with milder forms of obesity, according to new research presented here at an American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) national clinical symposium on obesity prevention, treatment and research.
June 2019 Top 5 on the 5th
In this issue: ASMBS Weekend Q&A, a note from IH President Karen Flanders about Committee Volunteerism, and a new video from the Community/Independent Practice Committee
June 2019 OCC Advocacy Report
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May 2019 Top 5 on the 5th
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May 2019 OCC Advocacy Report
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April 2019 Top 5 on the 5th
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April 2019 OCC Advocacy Report
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March 2019 Top 5 on the 5th
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