According to the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program (MBSAQIP), 41.9% of U.S.

With her medical insurance and co-pay, Candace Neely improves her health and quality of life through weight loss surgery Growing up, Candace Neely stoked her competitive fires playing basketball, ...

The first time I told my daughter I was considering bariatric surgery, my family was enjoying dinner at a sports bar during a weekend getaway. It was December 2020, and I had already been to a ...

Between 2005 and 2010, the proportion of overweight or obese Indian adolescents climbed from 16.3% to 19.3%, the second-highest rate in the world ...

Today is Anti-obesity day. Obesity affects millions in India, but some people remain metabolically healthy despite extra ...

Hypothyroidism was associated with increased risks for readmission, incisional hernia, and biliary disease in patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Share on Pinterest A study with a 40-year follow-up found a link between bariatric surgery and a significant reduction in death rates. Harold M. Lambert/Getty Images Bariatric surgery — also known as ...

Insurance hurdles delay bariatric surgery in India. OSSI survey shows patients face low awareness, high costs, and complex ...

It was a message reinforced by her pediatrician: "He'd be telling us, 'She's overweight. You've got to get her to diet,' " Northam recalls from age 5 or 6. "I remember these conversations. But I was ...

The journey to significant weight loss is often described as a monumental undertaking, a decision fraught with emotional ...

2021 JUL 22 (NewsRx) -- By a News Reporter-Staff News Editor at Insurance Daily News-- A new study on Surgery - Bariatric Surgery is now available. According to news reporting out of Cleveland, Ohio, ...