Gut microbiota play a role in metabolic health after bariatric surgery, finds study

Changes in gut microbiota after bariatric surgery are strongly linked to altered metabolic health and sustained improvement ...

N.B. woman wants medicare to cover removing extra skin

A New Brunswick woman who lost 254 pounds after gastric bypass surgery is hoping medicare will help her pay for an expensive operation to remove 15 pounds of excess skin. Julie Pallot, of Moncton,says ...
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Gastric bypass should be ‘first-line surgical option’ for adults with severe obesity

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . A higher percentage of adults who underwent gastric bypass lost 50% or more excess weight at 3 years compared ...
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J&J’s Ottava surgical robot meets primary endpoints in gastric bypass study

Johnson & Johnson MedTech is touting positive results from the first clinical study of its Ottava soft-tissue surgical robot, ...
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Gastric bypass leads to greater long-term excess BMI loss than sleeve gastrectomy

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Adults who underwent gastric bypass had more excess BMI loss 10 years after surgery than those who had a sleeve ...