An Australian study has linked rapidly growing mycobacterium infections to gastric banding surgery, but no clear source has been identified, according to an article published online September 10 in ...

Gastric bypass surgery is used to help people lose weight when eating and exercise aren’t enough. A new less invasive option, gastric banding, is helping people once scared off by the original Lap ...

To assess the cost-effectiveness of laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding (LAGB) and laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) as treatment for morbid obesity. Estimates of procedure ...

Several studies have demonstrated that the short-term weight loss achieved by Roux-en-Y gastric bypass is greater than that achieved by laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding. This notion is ...

A long-term study by Monash University researchers - the first of its kind - has found that gastric band surgery has significant benefits for moderately overweight people with type 2 diabetes.

A new study found the cost of a gastric banding surgery is offset by reductions in obesity-related medical costs within two and a quarter years after surgery for diabetes patients and within four ...

This article was reviewed by Craig Primack, MD, FACP, FAAP, FOMA. If you're struggling with weight, you're not alone. Around 42 percent of American adults have obesity. In addition to nutrition, ...

Weight-loss surgeries for adolescents increased 15% in the U.S. between 2021 and 2023, even as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved effective new weight-loss medications for this age group, ...

A woman who turned down gastric band surgery on the NHS because she 'wanted to do it the hard way' has since shed nine dress ...

Sign up to receive the Woman's Day e-Newsletter and offers we choose to share with you straight to your inbox Danielle Vico is a 29-year-old mother of two young ...

WEIGHT loss jabs have been hailed as ‘miracles’ in the battle against obesity – they are accessible, fast-acting and minimally invasive, compared to a gastric band. But, are they actually better ...