May 2018

More than 2,650 physicians are now board certified in obesity medicine in the United States and Canada, making obesity medicine one of the fastest growing fields in medicine. In 2013,…

Patients with severe obesity may add years to their lives after bariatric surgery as the pounds come off and their diabetes, hyperlipidemia and hypertension resolve or improve, according to a…

I write this message from Sydney where I have been attending the 87th Annual Scientific Congress of the Royal Australasian College of Surgeons (RACS) and had the pleasure of meeting…

Every year you are asked to nominate and vote for members of the Integrated Health committees to serve on the IH Executive Council – and for many, you may not…

The ASMBS Research Committee was formed to advance the science and understanding of metabolic and bariatric surgery through research. The committee accomplishes this goal through a number of initiatives, including…

Cost-Utility Analysis of Bariatric Surgery (British Journal of Surgery) Using a decision-analytic model, researchers compared the costs and outcomes of two treatment approaches for patients with severe obesity: bariatric surgery,…

ASMBS Weekend in NYC Fast Approaching, June 14-16 Register today for next month’s 2018 ASMBS Weekend, June 14-16 in New York City. The 3-day clinical symposium offers attendees more than…