Bariatric News
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- Monday, August 13, 2018
Bariatric Surgery in the News Bariatric Surgery Halves Microvascular Risk in Type 2 Diabetes (Medscape) Patients with diabetes and severe obesity who had bariatric surgery were half as likely…
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- Monday, July 30, 2018
Bariatric Surgery in the News Bariatric Surgery Slashes Hormone-Related Cancer Risk (MedPage Today) Bariatric surgery was associated with a five-fold reduced risk of developing three hormone-related cancers (breast, endometrium,…
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- Monday, July 23, 2018
Bariatric Surgery in the News Weight loss surgery may decrease hormone-related cancer risk, study says (UPI, Oncology Nurse Advisor) Bariatric surgery may reduce a person’s risk of developing hormone-related cancers, according…
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- Monday, July 16, 2018
Bariatric Surgery in the News Bariatric Surgery Only Partly Fixes Gut Flora in Severe Obesity (Medscape) In a new study published online in Gut, three quarters of patients with severe obesity “had unhealthy…
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- Monday, July 9, 2018
Bariatric Surgery in the News Using mHealth as a Care Management Tool for Bariatric Patients (mHealth Intelligence) A newly launched National Institutes of Health-funded study is examining if an empirically…
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- Monday, July 2, 2018
Bariatric Surgery in the News 5 Recent Updates on Bariatric Surgery (Healio/Endocrine Today) A post hoc analysis of the STAMPEDE trial showing first-year weight loss was associated with improved HbA1c…
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- American Diabetes Association Report: Diabetes is the Most Expensive Chronic Disease in America
At a cost of $327 billion, diabetes has become the most expensive chronic disease in the U.S., according to the American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) recently released “Economic Costs of Diabetes…
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- Bariatric Surgery Cuts Risk of Developing Melanoma by More than 60%
Bariatric surgery reduces the risk of developing malignant melanoma, a deadly form of skin cancer by more than 60 percent, according to research presented at the European Congress on Obesity…
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- A Note From the President: Towards a More Inclusive Society
One of the hallmarks of our profession is the multidisciplinary approach that we apply to all stages of patient care. Ouroutcomes have reached unprecedented levels of safety and efficacy, not…
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- Integrated Health President’s Corner – July 2018
Let me start off this IH President’s Corner by congratulating and thanking Kelli Friedman, PhD and Connie Klein, ARNP for planning an outstanding agenda for ASMBS Weekend. Many kudos to…
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