GLP-1 medications are reshaping the weight management landscape — and beginning to take a bite out of bariatric surgery volumes in hospitals. Between 2022 and 2023, bariatric surgery rates fell 25.6% ...

While GLP-1s continue to dominate the conversation around weight loss and management, bariatric surgery still maintains a strong presence in the gastroenterology space. Becker’s has reported on at ...

Bariatric surgery, weight loss management and related procedures are key offerings for many gastroenterology practices, despite declines in inpatient surgical volumes for the procedure. As technology ...

GLP-1s closing gap bariatric surgery with up to 30% weight loss in trials, but surgery leads in real-world outcomes and durability.

Glucagon-like peptide 1 (GLP-1) receptor agonists like semaglutide (Ozempic, Wegovy) and tirzepatide (Mounjaro, Zepbound), were originally approved for type 2 diabetes before their obesity indications ...

PHILADELPHIA — At Roxborough Memorial Hospitalin Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Kreciochhas his hands full launching a program offering surgical interventions to treat obesity. One in three ...

Both Original Medicare and Medicare Advantage cover some bariatric surgeries if they are medically necessary. Part D prescription drug plans may cover postsurgery medications needed for recovery.

HI Memorial has been re-accredited under the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Accreditation and Quality Improvement Program, a joint quality program of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) and the ...

Lilly’s new obesity drug produced roughly 28% average weight loss in trials — big efficacy, real safety and access questions.

What Is a Bariatric Surgeon? A bariatric surgeon is a doctor who performs gastric bypass and other types of surgeries that help you lose weight. They’re sometimes called metabolic surgeons. Your ...

LAS VEGAS (KVVU/Gray News) - A teacher in Clark County, Nevada, got bariatric surgery and is now encouraging others to do the same through the school district’s health insurance plan, which offers the ...