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Medication Confers Additional Weight Loss After Bariatric Surgery in Young Adults
Three medications often prescribed by obesity medicine physicians are effective for young adults who have inadequate weight loss or regain weight after bariatric surgery.
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Obesity Tied to Risk of Diverticulosis
By analyzing a cohort of adults who underwent colonoscopy, gastroenterologists at Massachusetts General Hospital have determined that overweight and obesity substantially increase the risk of diverticulosis.
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BMI Linked to Diverticulitis in Women
Using data from the Nurses' Health Study, gastroenterologists at Massachusetts General Hospital found an independent association between BMI and risk of diverticulitis in women.
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Surgeon Preference Is Strongest Influence on Choice of Bariatric Procedure
Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital have conducted the first population-level analysis of how surgeon practice patterns affect selection of bariatric procedures. Their findings show that surgeon practice pattern is the factor that best correlated with the type of operation a patient receives.
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Pharmacotherapy as Adjunct Treatment After Bariatric Surgery
Massachusetts General Hospital clinicians use weight-loss medications after bariatric surgery to help patients lose weight and control weight regain.
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Genome-Wide Polygenic Score Quantifies Inherited Susceptibility to Obesity
A new polygenic predictor permits identification, from the time of birth, of individuals who have inherited high susceptibility to obesity or severe obesity.
Obesity contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Program Director, Gastroenterology Training Program, Physician, Mass General Cancer Center
Recent Article
Review: Lifestyle Factors, Changes in Gut Microbiota Are Linked in Development of Colorectal Cancer
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, MGH Weight Center, Affiliated Faculty, MGH Mongan Institute of Health Policy and Associate, MGH Disparities Solution Center, Executive Committee Member, Nutrition Obesity Research Center (NORCH) and MGH Midlife Women's Health Center Leadership Team
Recent Article
Pharmacotherapy as Adjunct Treatment After Bariatric Surgery
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Wenjie Ma, MBBS, ScD
Research Fellow
Digestive Healthcare at Mass General
The Massachusetts General Hospital Digestive Healthcare Center is a collaborative practice of gastroenterologists, endoscopists, surgeons, radiologists, pathologists, hepatologists, oncologists and radiation oncologists dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and management of digestive diseases.
