Bariatric surgery is an option for people who are severely overweight to lose extra pounds and improve associated conditions such as diabetes. However, it’s not an easy way out, and it requires a big ...

A recently passed law in Arkansas will require insurers to cover bariatric surgery beginning Dec. 2, THV 11 reported Jan. 1. Act 628 will also require insurers to cover pre-operative care, including ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looked at the impact of taking GLP-1 drugs before bariatric surgery. Halfpoint/Getty Images New research finds that using GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic before bariatric ...

Obesity is a chronic medical condition that poses significant health risks and requires lifelong treatment. Bariatric surgery is a proven approach that offers life-changing results, yet many people ...

A combination of GLP-1 agonists taken before metabolic and bariatric surgery may help patients with extreme obesity lower the risk of post-operative complications, according to a new study presented ...

Taking a GLP-1 receptor agonist prior to bariatric surgery may not boost long-term weight loss and metabolic benefits, a retrospective case-control study suggested. Patients who received preoperative ...

Roller Weight Loss & Advanced Surgery, a Fayetteville-based bariatric surgery clinic, recently invested about $8 million to ...

Under Act 628, individuals with a specified Body Mass Index will be eligible for bariatric surgery, but not weight-loss drugs ...

GP with special interest in obesity Dr Stephanie de Giorgio provides an overview of metabolic bariatric surgery and what key post-operative care GPs must be aware of While the new obesity management ...

SPOKANE, Wash. — A local nurse practitioner at MultiCare hospital wants to help patients struggling with weight loss by sharing her journey of using bariatric surgery. “The surgery absolutely changed ...