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A new study provides evidence that bariatric surgery can have a major effect on the comorbidities of patients with obesity, including liver disease.

A Canadian study found an increased risk of self-harming behaviors among patients who have undergone weight loss surgery, according to Westchester Magazine.

Lewiston, Maine-based Spectrum Medical Group is closing its rehabilitation and pain management practice, according to a Sun Journal report.

BMI Surgery at Silver Cross Hospital in New Lenox, Ill., is offering a new non-surgical weight loss procedure, according to The Herald-News.

Direct Orthopedics Care in Boise, Idaho, is opening up a second location.

Although public health provides the most health support to Americans, only three cents of every U.S. healthcare dollar contributes to public health, based on a presentation given at a forum sponsored by USA Today and Cigna, according to USA Today.

McKinsey, a Chicago-based business management company, surveyed more than 11,000 Americans about their healthcare decisions, according to ValueWalk.

Privia Health expanded its reach to Georgia with its new Privia Medical Group — Georgia, a multispecialty, physician-led organization of Georgia's best physicians.

Around 67 percent of physicians use social media in a professional context, according to an inforgraphic published by the Institute for Health Technology Transformation.

Congress' nonpartisan scorekeeper projects the Affordable Care Act will cut 2 million jobs over the next decade, according to The Hill.