#bariatric surgery

All articles tagged with "bariatric surgery"

Study published in JAMA Network Open analyzed 2,316 bariatric surgery candidates.
Applied new obesity definitions: clinical obesity (organ damage) and preclinical obesity (preserved organ function).
73.8% had clinical obesity, 26.2% had preclinical obesity.
Clinical obesity patients had higher surgery-related and cardiovascular risks, and higher overall mortality risk.

DT Editorial Team·Aug 15, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

DT Editorial Team·May 7, 2026·via therobotreport.com

Researchers analyzed electronic health records from nearly 20 million patients with severe obesity.
GLP-1 prescriptions grew exponentially in the study population.
The study says severe obesity still often goes untreated.
The findings coincide with a decline in bariatric surgery use.

DT Editorial Team·May 5, 2026·via medicalxpress.com

A five-year real-world study compared bariatric surgery patients with similar CKD patients who did not have surgery.
The surgery group had lower risks of end-stage kidney disease, dialysis, cardiovascular events and death.
Researchers argue the data support considering metabolic surgery earlier in CKD care for patients with obesity.

DT Editorial Team·May 5, 2026·via medicalxpress.com