CLEVELAND, Ohio — Akron’s Summa Health System is among the first hospitals in Ohio performing a minimally invasive bariatric surgery using small magnets instead of surgery to alter the bowel. The ...

A study found laparoscopic surgery had a lower risk of wound infection and incisional hernia than open bariatric surgery, according to findings published in the Archives of Surgery. Researchers ...

Although most patients who undergo bariatric surgery benefit from it, long-term complications and more surgery are not uncommon, according to a British Journal of Surgery report. Specifically, the U.K ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Obesity is a mounting health crisis globally and is linked to various chronic conditions. For those battling obesity, bariatric surgery has emerged as a beacon of hope. Bariatric ...

Sanford Health in Bismarck announces the reaccreditation of its Bariatric Surgery Program by the American College of Surgeons ...

Between 2022 and 2023, prescriptions for GLP-1 drugs soared 132.6% while bariatric surgery rates fell 25.6%, according to a new study from researchers at Boston-based Harvard Medical School and ...

Bariatric surgery uptake has decreased since the fourth quarter of 2022, coinciding with a rise in prescriptions of semaglutide and tirzepatide for adults with obesity, according to a research letter ...