More than half of adults with type 2 diabetes had long-term remission following gastric bypass surgery, according to a new study published in the Endocrine Society’s Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Bariatric surgery helps people with severe obesity lose a lot of weight and improve their health. Two common types of bariatric surgery are
MONDAY, July 2, 2018 — For patients with previously treated advanced gastric cancer or gastro-esophageal junction cancer, pembrolizumab does not result in a significant improvement in overall survival compared with paclitaxel, according to a study published online June 4 in The Lancet. Kohei Shitara, M.D., from National Cancer Center Hospital East in Kashiwa, Japan, and
How people fitted with gastric bands are turning to drink and drugs after surgery because they can’t eat There’s an attitude among some surgeons that the operation ‘fixed’ the patient However the patient may have been over-eating to deal with their issues Therefore they are dealing with their inability to eat by turning to drugs
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