Metabolic and bariatric surgery delivers significantly greater weight loss and higher rates of obesity-related disease remission than glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s), according to one of the largest and ...
May 6, 2026
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A new real-world analysis of more than 90,000 patients with obesity and type 2 diabetes finds metabolic and bariatric surgery costs significantly less than weekly injections of GLP-1 drugs over a two-year period, according ...
May 5, 2026
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The number of metabolic and bariatric surgery procedures in the United States dropped below 200,000 in 2024 for the first time since 2020, a more than 20% decline from the prior year, according to new research presented at ...
May 5, 2026
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Metabolic and bariatric surgery, also known as weight-loss surgery, dramatically improves outcomes for patients with obesity and chronic kidney disease (CKD), significantly reducing the risk of kidney failure, major cardiovascular ...
May 5, 2026
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People who begin obesity treatment with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1s) and then undergo metabolic and bariatric surgery achieve substantially greater weight loss than with the medications alone, according ...
May 5, 2026
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For patients with early-stage breast cancer, robotic nipple-sparing mastectomy (rNSM) is as safe and effective as open NSM, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Breast Surgeons, ...
May 4, 2026
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Medical imaging devices such as endoscopes transmit their data via cables to monitors and hospital information systems. In collaboration with partners, Fraunhofer researchers in the OWIMED project are working to make data ...
May 4, 2026
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Researchers at Cedars-Sinai Health Sciences University have discovered that utilizing organs from donors who are hepatitis C virus-positive (HCV+) can greatly shorten wait times for those awaiting pancreas transplants. According ...
May 4, 2026
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Attractiveness of the nose affects how people view the face—with attractive noses actually drawing less attention than unattractive noses, reports a study in the May issue of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery.
May 1, 2026
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When transplant surgeons switched between different organ types in consecutive surgeries, one-year mortality rates in patients increased by 14.8%, according to new Virginia Tech research. The findings suggest that scheduling ...
Apr 30, 2026
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