According to a new study metabolic and bariatric surgery—especially gastric bypass—is linked to reduced bone mineral density, along with decreased calcium and vitamin D levels and ...

Losing weight and keeping it off requires proper nutrition, lifestyle interventions, exercise, and in some cases, medication ...

Revisional bariatric surgery procedures were associated with significantly higher odds of severe complications than primary procedures. "[The study] findings underscore the importance of careful ...

The new MVHS Weight Loss Center provides evaluations to determine the best treatment option for weight loss. Its services include bariatric surgery, prescription medication and nutrition counseling.

Summa Health became the first hospital in Ohio to use a minimally invasive weight-loss surgery tool, increasing patient safety and comfort.

Weight loss drugs and bariatric surgery may work differently, but they lead to surprisingly similar results inside the body.

When obesity is treated as a character flaw instead of a chronic illness, surgery is seen as a shortcut. But for someone with ...

When Jennie Mixon had gastric bypass surgery in February 2024, she weighed 245 pounds, and was a Type 2 diabetic in Stage 3 liver failure. Today, the 53-year-old is no longer diabetic. She lost half ...