Bariatric Surgery Perspective

• Ongoing Trials Put Focus Back on Fatty Liver Disease Researchers at this year's Liver Meeting offered promising insights into nonalcoholic steatohepatitis and fatty liver disease. Dr William Balistreri surveys their results.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, December 2017
• Top News From AHA 2017: Slideshow Highlights include new hypertension guidelines that change the very definition of hypertension, plus a study disputing liberal transfusions at cardiac surgery.
  Medscape News Slideshows, November 2017
• AHAGastric Bypass for the Less Obese? Dr Walton-Shirley is reluctant to send obese patients for gastric bypass surgery, but concedes that the GATEWAY study findings are impressive.
  theheart.org on Medscape, November 2017
• Coffee May Increase Life Expectancy in Liver Disease Steep benefits! The latest data link coffee consumption to decreased morbidity and mortality in liver disease.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 2017
• Impact of BMI on Open Ventral Hernia Repair Dr Lowenfels comments on a study examining the relationship between obesity and complications after open ventral hernia repair, published in Surgery.
  Medscape General Surgery, November 2017
• A 'Wake- up Call' for Burnout; More From WCOG at ACG 2017   Dr David Johnson provides his takeaways from this meeting. Part 1 reveals a 'wake-up call' for gastroenterologist burnout and updates in bariatric surgery, Barrett esophagus, G-POEM, NAFLD, and more.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, November 2017
• Updates From ENDO 2017: Part 2   In part 2 of their discussion on ENDO 2017, Drs Vega and Anawalt discuss vitamin D use in kids, pyrethroids and puberty onset, and whether levothyroxine can be taken with milk.
  Medscape Family Medicine, August 2017
• Seeking Less-Invasive Care in Obesity-Related Liver Disease At DDW 2017, the focus was on finding better ways to detect disease and encourage weight loss. Dr William Balistreri highlights the results.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, July 2017
• Poster Pearls From ADA 2017: 13 Things You'll Be Glad You Know What were some of the unique findings gleaned from the hundreds of posters presented at this year's American Diabetes Association meeting?
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, June 2017
• 10 Key Primary Care Takeaways: DDW 2017   The 'really hot stuff' from this year's Digestive Disease Week that will interest primary care providers, according to Dr David Johnson.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, June 2017
• It's All Here: Your Guide to Highlights of DDW 2017   Dr David Johnson provides his perspective on many of the exciting scientific advances presented at this year's Digestive Disease Week.
  Medscape Gastroenterology, May 2017
• 50 Shades of Malpractice Malpractice cases range from crazy to shocking to sad to frustrating. Here are some of the most notorious cases from each of our 50 states.
  Medscape Business of Medicine, August 2015
• An Obesity Manifesto: Debunking the Myths Dr Arya Sharma debunks arguments that obesity is simply a behavior that patients can change.
  Medscape Diabetes & Endocrinology, February 2017
• Managing Obesity in Primary Care: When It's Time for Gastric Bypass   In the third installment of this series on managing obesity in primary care, Drs Vega and Apovian discuss the surgical approach.
  Medscape Family Medicine, February 2017
• 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