Bariatric Surgery Perspective

• Monitoring Post-Bariatric Surgery Nutritional Deficiency   In the years after surgery, micro- and macronutrient impairments present a significant risk. Dr David Johnson tells you how to identify signs of trouble.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, February 2017
• Obesity Is a Disease That Needs to Be Taken Seriously   More than one third of US adults are obese, but medications for obesity are used for only 2% of patients. It's time to make a change.
  Medscape Family Medicine, January 2017
• Can Overweight Doctors Really Help Patients Lose Weight? Can a doctor who is overweight be effective in motivating heavy patients to slim down? Experts say yes. Their tips for giving advice will work for normal-weight doctors too.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, December 2016
• Bariatric Surgery in Teens: Do the Benefits Last? A study evaluates whether the positive results of bariatric surgery in adolescents are meaningful and durable.
  Medscape Pediatrics, November 2016
• Obesity, GI Surgery, and Risk for Postoperative Complications Commentary on a study on whether obesity increases the risk for postoperative complications, published in the British Journal of Surgery.
  Medscape General Surgery, October 2016
• Arefa MD's Morning Report: Gastric Bypass, LABAs, New FDA Warning   Dr Arefa Cassoobhoy provides a quick rundown of this week's news on long-term effects of gastric bypass surgery, safety of LABAs, and a new black box warning from the FDA.
  Medscape Internal Medicine, September 2016
• Surgery vs Medical Therapy for Type 2 Diabetes Commentary on a study comparing bariatric surgery vs conventional treatment for type 2 diabetes in obese patients, published in the Lancet.
  Medscape General Surgery, June 2016
• Bariatric Surgery: Not Just for BMI Anymore   Dr Jeff Mechanick discusses how a decade of advances has changed the context in which bariatric surgeries are performed.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 2016
• New Data May Soon Reshape Transplantation Decisions in ESLD Dr William Balistreri provides an overview of the research that's adding compelling new ideas on how to enhance transplantation protocols for all types of patients.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, April 2016
• Weight Loss Surgery for Teens: Ready for Prime Time? At 3 years after bariatric surgery, are clinical benefits measurable in formerly obese teenagers?
  Medscape Pediatrics, March 2016
• Top 10 Practice Changers in Gastroenterology: 2015 Dr David Johnson looks back on a notable 12 months in published gastroenterologic research, and picks the data most likely to affect our practices for years to come.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, December 2015
• Can Weight Loss Improve Asthma? Can weight reduction improve asthma indices in patients with obesity? Many questions remain, but it looks promising.
  Medscape Pulmonary Medicine, December 2015
• The Increasing Pace of Progress in Hepatology From obesity-related issues in children to the emerging role of the microbiome in multiple disorders, highlights from this year's Digestive Disease Week were as expansive as they were illuminating.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 2015
• Using Antidiabetic Therapies to Treat Alzheimer Disease Understanding the connection between insulin, obesity, and disorders of the brain.
  Medscape Psychiatry, August 2015
• Obesity Research May Shed New Light on Weight Loss   Art Caplan and obesity expert Judith Korner discuss the science behind emerging strategies aimed at helping your patients lose weight.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, July 2015
• 'Understand This Warning': SGLT2s and Ketoacidosis   Dr Anne Peters describes case examples of euglycemic ketoacidosis linked to SGLT2 inhibitors used to treat type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2015
• Bariatric Surgery: Where Are We? Professor Jean-Pierre Marmuse, the pioneer of bariatric surgery in France, explains the issues surrounding this approach to obesity.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, April 2015
• Is Surgery the Answer to Fatty Liver Disease in Children? Experts discuss recent European guidelines recommending weight loss surgery to treat fatty liver disease, along with other comorbid conditions, in obese children and adolescents.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, March 2015
• The Cardiology Show From ACC 2015 With Dr Valentin Fuster   UPDATED with Transcript // PROMISE, PEGASUS, and unpronounceable PCSK9 inhibitors are reviewed, but Dr Fuster was most impressed with the LEGACY data on weight loss in AF.
  theheart.org on Medscape, March 2015
• A Pacemaker for the Stomach?   An innovative new device is giving patients with severe obesity a promising treatment option.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, March 2015