GI & Endoscopy

The state of Oregon is now paying for obese people on the Oregon Health Plan to undergo bariatric surgery, according to a KATU report.

Capital Health in Trenton, N.J., has opened the Center for Digestive Health, according to a news release by Capital Health.

Laparoscopic adjustable gastric banding successfully reduces weight over the long term but bands frequently erode, requiring follow-up surgery, according to a report by the Archives of Surgery.

A new study has found women are more likely than men to survive major GI surgery, according to a news release by UC San Diego Health System.

The FDA has approved widening the use of Shire Pharmaceuticals' drug Lialda to cover maintenance of remission in patients with ulcerative colitis, according to a news release by Shire Pharmaceuticals.

As U.S. obesity rates continue to rise, bariatric surgery for teenagers is becoming more common, according to a report by CNN.

Screening every new colon cancer patient for Lynch syndrome, a hereditary condition, would extend lives at a reasonable cost, according to a news release by Stanford University School of Medicine.

Exercise regulates body weight apparently by influencing levels of hormones in the gut released before and after meals, according to a report by Medical News Today.

Bariatric surgery can lead to remission of type 2 diabetes, and improvement was more rapid and complete after laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric-bypass surgery, according to a report by the Lancet.

Gastric bypass surgery saves on medical costs in the long term by reducing the risk of complications linked to obesity, according to a report in the journal Maturitas.