Bariatric surgery (weight loss surgery) is one of the options available to some people to help with excess body weight.

Formerly obese singer Jelly Roll impressed fans in a big way with his 200-plus-pound weight loss. Still, they were stunned ...

An employee benefits survey from an international benefits watchdog found 22% of organizations cover prescription drugs for ...

Bariatric weight-loss surgery can help patients lose five times more weight than popular medications like Ozempic, expanding ...

A new large-scale study came to the conclusion that weight-loss surgery gives people with type 2 diabetes and obesity a healthier, more extended life than is possible using the best drugs of the ...

In 2002, Paul Lesser weighed 385 pounds and was experiencing severe back problems from a herniated disc that impacted his quality of life. As a condition of treating him, his doctor insisted he ...

Patients suffering from obesity wore hospital gowns and lay on the operating table, but instead of anesthesia, they underwent ...

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Such conversations are becoming increasingly common as demand for weight-loss drugs explodes in urban India - a country with ...