Each year, there are thousands of people waiting for a kidney or liver transplant in the U.S. Some of those transplant ...

When Heather Jahn was diagnosed with idiopathic intracranial hypertension, she turned to bariatric surgery. Here, she shares ...

Metz lost 100 pounds in less than five months after the hospitalization. “All I did was eat a 2,000-calorie diet and walk 20 minutes a day,” she told the publication. Metz told Marie Claire in a 2017 ...

More weight loss surgery should be offered on the NHS to deter people from travelling abroad for treatment, campaigners have ...

Bariatric surgery is a procedure that helps you lose weight. It’s an option when you need to lose a lot of weight, especially if improving your diet, becoming more active, and taking medications ...

We have shown that bariatric surgery is a safe and effective option to treat this complex, chronic disease. Components of care should include lifestyle changes, including diet and physical activity, ...

5 Each type of bariatric surgery has its own set of pros and cons, and patients are advised to speak with their physician about choosing the type of surgery that is best for them. 4 Surgeons may ask ...

Study participants with an average age of 17 underwent gastric bypass or sleeve gastrectomy weight-loss surgery. After 10 years, participants sustained an average of 20% reduction in body mass ...

New research shows adolescents also are less likely to develop type 2 diabetes after gastric bypass and sleeve gastrectomy ...