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Featured
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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Featured
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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Personalized Patient Care for the Treatment of Obesity
Personalized Patient Care for the Treatment of Obesity
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The Codman Center for Clinical Effectiveness in Surgery: Measuring and Improving the Quality of Surgical Care
Matthew Hutter, MD, MBA, MPH, is director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center and medical director of the Codman Center. In this video, he discusses the Codman Center and how it achieves its mission to deliver the safest, highest value patient care through innovative research and education.
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Improving the Quality of Surgical Care in Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
Matt Hutter, MD, MBA, MPH, is director of the Massachusetts General Hospital Weight Center, and medical director of the Codman Center. In this video, he discusses his research on measuring and improving the quality of care in metabolic and bariatric surgery.
Obesity contributors
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Andrew T. Chan, MD, MPH
Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Director for Cancer Epidemiology, Mass General Cancer Center, Chief, Clinical and Translational Epidemiology Unit, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
Physical Activity Reduces Chronic Liver Disease Mortality Risk
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Fatima Cody Stanford, MD, MPH, MPA
Obesity Medicine Physician for Adults, Adolescents, and Children, Mass General Weight Center, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Affiliated Faculty, MGH Mongan Institute of Health Policy and Associate, MGH Disparities Solution Center
Recent Article
Taking Stock of Diversity and Inclusion in the Health Care Workforce
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Hamed Khalili, MD, MPH
Gastroenterologist
Recent Article
Greater Fruit and Vegetable Intake Linked to Lower Risk of Diverticulosis
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Wenjie Ma, MBBS, ScD
Research Fellow
Recent Article
Anti-inflammatory Diet May Prevent, Treat Diverticulitis
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.
