Financing Weight Loss Surgery gwhqadmin June 28, 2009 Patient Education 1 Comment Financing weight loss surgery is often the only solution for morbidly obese patients whose insurance carrier will not cover the surgery and who do...
Exercise after Weight Loss Surgery gwhqadmin June 28, 2009 Life After WLS 12 Comments When it comes to exercise after weight loss surgery, the first rule of thumb is: start slow. You didn't gain all the excess weight overnight, and you...
Weight Loss Surgery Conference Spotlights Post-Op Support gwhqadmin June 24, 2009 Breaking WLS News 9 Comments Post-operative care for weight loss surgery patients is a hot topic at the 26th annual conference of the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric...
Gastric Sleeve Procedure Under Scrutiny at Bariatric Surgery Conference gwhqadmin June 24, 2009 Breaking WLS News 146 Comments Doctors share diverse views on whether gastric sleeve surgery is a viable option for the treatment of obesity during the annual meeting of the...
ASMBS Conference Coverage – Getting Ready Behind the Scenes gwhqadmin June 23, 2009 Breaking WLS News 1 Comment Weight Loss Surgery Channel Executive Producer Leslie Thompson checks in from behind the scenes at the 2009 annual conference of the ASMBS while the...
Survey Shows Bariatric Patients are Happier, Healthier gwhqadmin June 22, 2009 Breaking WLS News The results of a new study reveal that the majority of weight loss surgery patients in Canada look good, feel great, and are on track to their target...
Higher Income Earners Achieve Better Bariatric Surgery Results gwhqadmin June 19, 2009 Breaking WLS News 2 Comments A new study finds that patients who rely on Medicare to pay for their weight loss surgery lose less weight afterward than patients with private...
Weight Loss Surgery News – June 19, 2009 gwhqadmin June 19, 2009 Breaking WLS News, WLS News 4 Comments In the June 19, 2009 edition of WLS News, we’ll explain how a lack of sleep increases the risk of obesity for certain ethnic groups, how carrying excess weight can hamper the effect of asthma medications, and how Medicare patients stack up against those with private insurance when it comes to losing weight after bariatric surgery. Plus, a new survey reveals whether WLS posties really are happier after weight loss surgery -- and we have the results!
