Obesity
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Intragastric balloons offer weight loss surgery alternative
Key clinical point: Intragastric balloons provide a temporary reversible alternative to bariatric surgery procedures. Major finding: ReShape Duo...
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VIDEO: Pediatric NAFLD worsens as kids age
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Bariatric surgery’s long-term durability, complications still unknown
Key clinical point: The long-term durability and complications of bariatric surgery remain unknown because research is lacking. Major finding:...
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Early broad-spectrum antibiotics exposure increases risk for child obesity
Key clinical point: Broad-spectrum antibiotic use in infancy raises child obesity risk. Major finding: Childhood obesity is 16% more likely in...
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After 3-year stumble, new weight-loss drug wins FDA approval
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Postbariatric cholecystectomy most common among Roux-en-Y patients
Key clinical point: Prophylactic cholecystectomy may not be necessary in bariatric surgery since few of patients develop symptomatic gallbladder...
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Reoperative bariatric surgery yields low complication rates, substantial weight loss at 1 year
Key clinical point: Reoperative bariatric surgery is considerably safer than previously recognized outside the specialist surgical community. The...
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FDA panel votes favorably on implanted nerve-blocking device for obesity
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Screen for Barrett’s in all with central obesity?
Key clinical point: The current recommended strategy of screening for Barrett’s esophagus on the basis of symptoms of gastroesophageal reflux is...