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• Bariatric Surgery Rates Down by 26% in Recent Years: Report

  November 12, 2024

  Martha Garcia

  Study suggests that many patients seeking weight loss are foregoing bariatric surgeries, and instead moving toward the use of GLP-1 medications like Ozempic, Wegovy and Mounjaro.

• Army Hospital Malpractice Lawsuit Results in $9.5M Settlement Over Botched Gastric Bypass Surgery

  January 29, 2024

  Katherine McDaniel

  The U.S. government will pay $9.5 million to the family of a woman who died due to surgical errors and medical mistakes made during and after she underwent gastric bypass weight loss surgery.

• Researchers Propose Bariatric Surgery Outcome Score to Measure Weight Loss Effectiveness

  December 12, 2023

  Katherine McDaniel

  Researchers say they may have developed a standardized scoring method for measuring bariatric surgery outcomes, which could help determine which patients will benefit from which procedures.

• Gastric Bypass Surgery May Increase Risk of Drug Addiction, Study Warns

  July 24, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that gastric bypass surgery patients face an increased risk of drug addiction after receiving the procedure.

• Fecal Microbiota Transplants Fail to Increase Weight Loss from Bariatric Surgery: Study

  December 22, 2022

  Martha Garcia

  The findings of a new study reveal that fecal microbiota transplants failed to increase weight loss following bariatric surgery.

• Women Who Recently Had Weight Loss Surgery Face Increased Preterm and Low Weight Birth Risks

  May 12, 2021

  Martha Garcia

  Women who have a child within a year of weight loss surgery are more likely to give birth to a baby preterm or with low birth weight, according to the findings of a new study.

• Link Between Bariatric Surgery and Colorectal Cancer Risk Evaluated in New Study

  March 31, 2020

  Martha Garcia

  Bariatric surgery may decrease the risk of colorectal cancer, according to the findings of a new study.

• Study Finds Weight Loss Surgeries Increase Risk of Gastrointestinal Complications

  September 6, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  A new study warns that gastric bypass and gastric sleeve surgery could cause a number of gastrointestinal complications.

• Increasingly Popular Mini-Gastric Bypass Procedure Linked To Increased Risk Of Diarrhea, Other Stomach Problems: Study

  April 1, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  Mini-gastric bypass surgeries are growing in popularity, but may increase the risk of complications, according to the findings of a French study.

• Bariatric Surgery Revision More Common After Banding, Vertical Banded Gastroplasty: Study

  January 9, 2019

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that patients who undergo gastric banding or vertical banding weight loss surgery are more likely to need revision surgery or convert to gastric bypass later.