We have blogged in the past about articles and news stories discussing weight loss surgery for teens. This seems to a popular topic within the world of bariatric weight-loss surgery. In fact, the National Institutes of Health recently announced their intentions to study bariatric surgery in adolescents.
Yesterday there was a new article posted online at [...]
We’ve posted a new article to the bariatric articles section that discusses the various options you have when choosing a weight-loss surgery.
This is an excellent article for anyone who is just beginning to research weight-loss surgery, because it introduces the most common types of surgical procedures for weight loss (a.k.a. bariatric surgery).
This article explains surgery [...]
We have written before about the connection between diabetes and bariatric surgery. Here’s an update on that topics.
A recent story over at DiabetesHealth.com talks about the positive effects of bariatric weight-loss surgery on patients who have diabetes. This story focuses on gastric bypass surgery and cites a study of thousands of gastric bypass patients who, [...]
I just stumbled across an online article that does a good job explaining surgery with the LAP-BAND ® System. This article talks about bariatric surgery in general, which paved the way for the LAP-BAND ® device and surgical procedure.
It also explains, although briefly, how the procedure works toward reducing a patient’s appetite and weight.
Read the [...]
We have blogged in the past about insurance covering bariatric surgery. Well, in Canada, it seems some prominent hospitals are willing to pay for certain instances of bariatric weight-loss surgery — 100 of them — and they are calling on the government to pay for more.
Story excerpt:
Health officials agreed to pay for the procedure after [...]