By screening people for eating disorders and disordered eating before these medications are prescribed, we can prevent unintended consequences.

For patients who are significantly overweight — the path forward to losing it may include a decision between drugs or surgery ...

CHI Memorial Medical Group announces the addition of Sara Ward, FNP-C, CMSRN, to CHI Memorial Metabolic and Bariatric Care.

Research published in Nature determined why obese individuals who lose weight tend to regain the weight over time. Here's how ...

Abby Luce was tired of always being behind the camera. For years, she’d be the one taking the photos of her groups of friends ...

A retrospective population-based study showed that severe obesity and bariatric surgery independently increased the risk of inflammatory bowel disease.

Neoadjuvant semaglutide before metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) is not beneficial in terms of weight loss, ac ...

A new study finds that ursodeoxycholic acid (UDCA) effectively dissolves gallstones in 60% of patients after sleeve ...

Blockbuster GLP-1 medications are changing patient care, impacting surgery volumes and reshaping the financial landscape of the healthcare industry.

At 40, it was time to consider weight-loss surgery to remove part of my stomach. I did all the pre-op evaluations and scheduled a sleeve gastrectomy, but about three weeks before my surgery date, my ...

Experts stress that obesity is a disease, not a lifestyle choice, and call for better access to pharmacological and surgical ...