Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Gastric bypass surgery was linked to an increased risk for nonalcohol substance use disorder compared with no ...

One type of bariatric surgery was linked with a higher risk for substance use disorder (SUD), according to results from the prospective, controlled Swedish Obese Subjects study. Over a median ...

In a recent study published in JAMA Surgery, researchers investigated whether Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RYGB) reduces cardiovascular risk factors independent of calorie restriction and weight loss.

With 360 pounds hanging on his 5-foot-7 frame, Robert Stratiff was in sad shape. He had heart problems, poor circulation, wasted knees and sleep apnea that kept him awake most nights. Miserable at age ...

Gastric bypass patients had a lower rate of major adverse cardiac events than sleeve gastrectomy patients over 5 years. This was driven by a 40% risk reduction for myocardial infarction among gastric ...

As the number of people having gastric bands fitted to lose weight increases, so will the number of complications associated with the procedure. A Case Report published Online First by the Lancet ...

400 patients having had a gastric bypass at the center since it opened four years ago have achieved similar success. "I would say that 80 percent of the people have kept 80 percent of their excess ...