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Weight loss surgery reduces the risk of uterine cancer by a staggering 71 percent compared to overweight patients who did not have the surgery, according to recent data collected by the University...

According to analysis of a large medical database, reoperative bariatric surgery does not have harmful increases in morbidity and mortality rates that were once suspected. Research suggests differences...

Bariatric surgery has long been proven as an effective treatment to drastically improve quality of life for morbidly obese patients and address serious health issues, such as type II diabetes, sleep apnea,...

Type 2 diabetes affects nearly 15 million people in the United States. Of these 15 million people, obesity is the most commonly cited factor in the development of the disease. Now, two new studies add to the...

Bariatric surgery does more than improve the patient's health. Children of obese women who have weight loss surgery prior to conceiving are less likely to suffer from risk factors leading to cardiovascular disease than children of obese women who don’t have the surgery.

Bariatric surgery not only improves type 2 diabetes, but can halt the progression of diabetes-related kidney disease, a new study shows.

A recent study showed that 43% of people involved in a weight loss program dropped out before they reached their goal. The drop-out rate was significantly lower for participants who had bariatric surgery, while more than half of those who did not have the surgery quit before achieving their target weight.

Patients who had a gastric bypass had improved overall health even seven years post-op, researchers found, indicating the long-term benefits of bariatric surgery.