WASHINGTON, DC — Requirements for mandatory participation in medical weight-loss programs prior to receiving bariatric surgery do not improve weight-loss outcomes and may even diminish them, new ...

Share on Pinterest A new study looked at the impact of taking GLP-1 drugs before bariatric surgery. Halfpoint/Getty Images New research finds that using GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic before bariatric ...

Two new studies shed light on the costs associated with newer weight loss drugs and their use before bariatric surgery. Long term, the cost effectiveness of bariatric surgery is greater than that of ...

Use of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) prior to bariatric surgery was safe but wasn’t associated with greater weight loss than bariatric surgery alone, suggested an analysis ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers say drugs such as Ozempic can improve the outcomes of bariatric surgery. NurPhoto/Getty Images Researchers report that people who lose weight prior to bariatric surgery ...

A new USC study shows teens with higher blood levels of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) measured before bariatric surgery had smaller improvements in blood sugar over five years, including ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Free testosterone rose from 4.8 ng/dL before bariatric surgery to 8.4 ng/dL at 3 years. Change in testosterone ...