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 ...

The study, published online in advance of print on Dec. 20 in the Annals of Surgery, analyzed de-identified hospital records covering 74,425 surgical procedures in 21,772 patients with diabetes over a ...

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

For patients with diabetes undergoing a surgical procedure, an active perioperative glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA) prescription is associated with reductions in risk-adjusted ...

There are racial and sex disparities in the discussion of and progression to metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) amo ...

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.

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.

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 ...