TUESDAY, Jan. 21, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Black people with obesity are less likely to get weight-loss surgery than others.

A study by Mass General Brigham investigators shows persistent racial disparities and growing sex disparities between ...

Swendiman, Robert A., Amy C. Edmondson, and Najjia N. Mahmoud. "Burnout in Surgery Viewed Through the Lens of Psychological Safety." Annals of Surgery 269, no. 2 (February 2019): 234–235.

Study finds delays in hospital transfers put lives at risk, highlighting the need for improved coordination and communication between hospitals to prevent death ...

Patients taking the anti-obesity drugs had about 12% lower risk of hospital re-admission within a month of surgery, compared to those not taking these medications.

For patients with diabetes undergoing a surgical procedure, an active perioperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor a ...

People with diabetes who were taking GLP-1 receptor agonist drugs such as tirzepatide and semaglutide had significantly lower ...

A new study by Mass General Brigham investigators shows persistent racial disparities and growing sex disparities between patients who discussed and ...

The study showed diabetic patients taking GLP-1 drugs, such as semaglutide and tirzepatide, faced significantly lower risks of 30-day readmission, wound re-opening and hematoma after surgery, compared ...

according to the findings published in the journal 'Annals of Surgery'. The team also found 29 per cent lower risk of wound re-opening within six months of surgery, and about 56 per cent lower ...