In Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, we make a small “pouch” out of the stomach and connect this pouch ... This leads to weight loss without stress because you will not be as hungry as before the surgery.

When determining whether a hiatal hernia requires surgery, doctors often consider the symptoms and the type of hernia. Surgery may be recommended if the hernia become large enough that it bulges ...

One of those is Boston-based Syntis Bio, which is working on a daily pill that mimics the effects of gastric bypass—no actual surgery required. Today, the company announced early data from ...

the risk of symptomatic hypoglycemia after gastric bypass surgery was considered low. By 7 months postoperatively, fasting insulin levels had completely normalized, and by 14 months ...

Johnson & Johnson MedTech reported that it has completed the first U.S. clinical cases of its Ottava surgical robot, with a ...

Objective—Use of gastric bypass surgery is common and increasing. Over 40% of patients in diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery may redevelop diabetes within 5 years. Metformin ...

One of those is Boston-based Syntis Bio, which is working on a daily pill that mimics the effects of gastric bypass—no actual surgery required. Today, the company announced early data from ...

Twenty years down, and many more to go, Al Roker is determined to "never" go back to his pre-gastric bypass surgery lifestyle. The longtime Today weatherman, 67, marked the 20th anniversary of his ...

One such contender is Syntis Bio, a Boston-based biotech firm working on an oral medication designed to replicate the effects of gastric bypass surgery without the need for invasive procedures.