LIKE many women, Harriet Southan started gaining weight when she fell in love with her first boyfriend. The couple loved ...

Different types of weight loss surgery can be effective for long-term weight management in people with severe obesity or who ...

Despite periods of significant weight loss over the years, by the end of 2022, when Bella was 24, she tipped the scales at ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- In order to maximize weight loss, a GLP-1 receptor agonist may be needed both before and after bariatric ...

Bariatric surgery is a medical procedure that alters the digestive system to help individuals with obesity lose weight by ...

WHEN Katie Dixon-Hancock fell over while out walking her dog, she never imagined she would end up breaking her neck. But at ...

Laparoscopic gastric bypass. Instead of removing part of the stomach, this surgery reroutes a portion of the intestines to create an even smaller stomach pouch that holds about 30 milliliters, so ...

A man who once struggled to get in and out of his own car will take on an ironman challenge after losing half of his body ...

The Gastric Sleeve procedure is crucial for combating obesity, promoting weight loss, and improving metabolic health. Despite its effectiveness, the manual selection and placement of staples can lead ...

Black adults who underwent a sleeve gastrectomy had a lower total weight loss and higher HbA1c after surgery than white and ...

BACKGROUND: Laparoscopic surgery has been increasingly applied to gastric cancer surgery. Gastrointestinal tract reconstruction totally done by laparoscopy also has been a challenge for those who ...