Patients with morbid obesity are at nearly twice the risk of developing complications after spinal fusion surgery, reports a study in the May 15 issue of the journal Spine. Patients in the most severe ...

Michigan lawmakers plan to save money in the state's Medicaid program by limiting the use of popular weight loss drugs to ...

Dangerously Obese follows the live individuals who are struggling with morbid obesity. Explore how they are able to embark on ...

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Oct. 16, 2003 -- A laparoscopically inserted weight loss device called the implantable gastric stimulator (IGS) caused weight loss in 80% of patients, according to new research. The method may provide ...

Viking Therapeutics, Inc. ("Viking") (NASDAQ: VKTX), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel therapies for metabolic and endocrine disorders, today announced ...

From 2023 to 2024, the state saw the greatest increase nationwide in the share of its adults who live with obesity. Nevada’s ...

The winner of this year's Marie Heim-Vögtlin Prize is Maria Luisa Balmer. The SNSF is awarding her the prize for her research into intestinal bacteria and their role in the development of diabetes and ...

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of VTE, and it has been postulated that standard prophylactic LMWH doses may be insufficient to prevent VTE or achieve suggested anti-factor Xa target ...

Morbid obesity is becoming a major health problem here as doctors at Tawam Hospital have conducted four rare operations for the first time in the UAE. The operations were conducted under the ...