Weight loss drugs and bariatric surgery may work differently, but they lead to surprisingly similar results inside the body.

The battle of the bulge! With two strong contenders in the ring — surgery and medications — thousands of patients have had success shedding weight, but is there a clear champion? For many people like ...

Melissa Schloemer was ecstatic to finally be approved for weight loss surgery. She had spent months dieting and shed 20lbs to qualify for a gastric sleeve, a procedure in which surgeons remove around ...

After massive weight loss, many face a challenge that is largely underdiscussed: excess skin.

WASHINGTON, DC — For individuals with both metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and obesity, bariatric surgery can prevent liver disease progression to the point where ...

Bariatric surgery far outperformed GLP-1 weight loss drugs in a new real-world comparison of more than 50,000 patients. Two years after treatment, surgery patients lost about 58 pounds on average, ...

PHILADELPHIA — At Roxborough Memorial Hospitalin Philadelphia, surgeon Piotr Kreciochhas his hands full launching a program offering surgical interventions to treat obesity. One in three ...

The new MVHS Weight Loss Center provides evaluations to determine the best treatment option for weight loss. Its services include bariatric surgery, prescription medication and nutrition counseling.

Two years ago, Novo Nordisk was Europe’s most valuable company, as excitement about its weight-loss treatment catapulted it ...