Aug
20
Patients With Diabetes May Need Fewer Medications After Bariatric Surgery
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Bariatric surgery appears to be associated with reduced use of medications and lower health care costs among patients with type 2 diabetes, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of Surgery, one of the JAMA/Archives journals…
Aug
16
Weight-Loss Surgery May Cut Type 2 Diabetes Medication Use (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - MONDAY, Aug. 16 (HealthDay News) — Bariatric weight-loss surgery
in obese people with type 2 diabetes can have an unexpected, yet positive
side effect — nearly 3 out of 4 patients in one study were able to stop
taking their insulin and other diabetes medications within six months of
surgery.
Aug
16
Diabetes Patients Who Undergo Bariatric Surgery Require Fewer Medications
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Type 2 diabetes patients who underwent bariatric surgery appear to require significantly less medication and incur considerably lower health costs, says a report published in this month’s issue of Archives of Surgery, a JAMA/Archives journal…
Aug
2
Study Examines Hospital Complication Rates Of Bariatric Surgery
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An examination of hospital complication rates of bariatric surgery for more than 15,000 patients in Michigan finds that the frequency of serious complications is relatively low and is inversely associated with hospital and surgeon procedural volume, according to a study in the July 28 issue of JAMA…
Jul
28
‘Excellence’ centers no better for bariatric surgery (Reuters)
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Reuters - For weight-loss surgery, “Centers of Excellence” may not be any safer than their undistinguished peers, a study of 25 Michigan hospitals suggests.
Jul
27
Complications From Weight-Loss Surgery ‘Relatively Low’ (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery, also known as
bariatric surgery, in the state of Michigan has a relatively low rate of
serious complications, a new study suggests.
Jul
27
Complications From Weight-Loss Surgery ‘Relatively Low’ (HealthDay)
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HealthDay - TUESDAY, July 27 (HealthDay News) — Weight-loss surgery, also known as
bariatric surgery, in the state of Michigan has a relatively low rate of
serious complications, a new study suggests.
Jun
25
Gastric bypass surgery can help lower cholesterol and improve the ratio of total cholesterol to HDL (good) cholesterol, according to a new study presented here at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)…
Jun
25
New Study Finds Women Face Fewer Complications After Gastric Bypass Surgery
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A study of nearly 38,000 patients found Caucasian, Hispanic and female patients have the fewest complications and the shortest hospital stays after laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery, according to University of Nebraska Medical Center researchers who presented their findings today at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)…
Jun
24
Patients Denied Insurance For Bariatric Surgery Developed Hypertension, Type 2 Diabetes, And Sleep Apnea
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Patients who were denied bariatric surgery for insurance reasons developed a slew of new obesity-related diseases and conditions within three years of follow-up, according to a new study presented here at the 27th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS)…