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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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Bariatric Surgery May Be Cost-Effective for Obese Patients with NASH Cirrhosis
Based on the first cost-effectiveness study of weight loss therapies among patients with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis cirrhosis, researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital recommend considering bariatric surgery as appropriate.
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A Step-by-Step Guide to Prescribing Weight Loss Medications After Bariatric Surgery
Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA, an obesity medicine physician scientist for adults, adolescents and children at Massachusetts General Hospital in the Departments of Medicine and Pediatrics, provides a step-by-step approach to introducing weight loss medications when necessary after bariatric surgery.
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Polygenic Risk Scores Can Give Clues to a Person's Risk for Obesity
Polygenic risk scores are used to evaluate how different genes affect an individual's chances of disease. Now, the score may be able to offer clues about a person's risk for obesity.
Obesity contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Program Director, Gastroenterology Training Program, Physician, Mass General Cancer Center
Recent Article
TV Viewing Time May Affect Risk of Young-onset 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
A Step-by-Step Guide to Prescribing Weight Loss Medications After Bariatric Surgery
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Wenjie Ma, MBBS, ScD
Research Fellow
