"Dr. Babak Moein is one of the few surgeons in Southern California who is double fellowship-trained in both bariatric weight-loss surgery and cosmetic body contouring, which allows for a comprehensive ...

Mexico's medical-tourism business brings more than 1 million Americans to the country each year. Kasey Spicer traveled to Tijuana for bariatric surgery in 2021 and had a successful experience. Her ...

—Bariatric surgery for the treatment of obese patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus is associated with variable rates of remission and relapse. Reviewed by Clifton Jackness, MD, Attending Physician ...

Gastric bypass surgery decreases the preference for sweet-tasting substances in obese rats, a study finding that could help in developing safer treatments for the morbidly obese, according to ...

Gastric surgery may not only help people combat obesity: Evidence shows it can also help reduce diabetes risk factors. A new University of Minnesota study published in JAMA on June 5 reveals that mild ...

In normal digestion, food passes through the entire stomach and then enters the small intestine, where most of the nutrients and calories are absorbed. It then passes into the large intestine (colon), ...

(CBS/AP) Patients who undergo gastric bypass surgery, the most common type of obesity surgery, may increase their odds of becoming an alcoholic, according to a new study. The study found that patients ...

Rachel Sanridge's stomach cancer was found in the earliest stages. — -- A Maryland woman says she is thankful after a doctor caught early-stage stomach cancer during preparation for gastric ...