Abstract Purpose of Review Bariatric surgery is the most effective and durable treatment for
severe obesity. Postoperative behavioral weight management approaches are available for …

A growing body of evidence supports the efficacy and safety of bariatric surgery for clinically
severe obesity. Despite this empirical support, bariatric surgery remains profoundly …

Aim To characterize factors associated with the receipt of anti‐obesity medication (AOM)
prescription and fill. Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study used electronic …

Background: Access to bariatric surgery is restricted by insurers in numerous ways,
including by precertification criteria such as 3–6 months preoperative supervised medical …

Objective Bariatric surgery is a procedure intended to control morbid obesity but it is
minimally utilized in the United States. Therefore, the aim of this systematic review was to …

Purpose Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) is a minimally invasive day procedure that
the MERIT randomized controlled trial (RCT) has demonstrated to be an effective and safe …

OBJECTIVE Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a well-established treatment for Parkinson's
disease (PD) and essential tremor (ET). Although the prevalence of PD and ET can vary by …

Background: Bariatric surgery can cause type 2 diabetes (diabetes) remission for individuals
with comorbid obesity, yet utilization is< 1%. Surgery eligibility is currently limited to body …

Background Bariatric surgery is underutilized in the United States. Objective To examine
temporal changes in patient characteristics and insurer type mix among adult bariatric …

Objective The purpose of this study was to determine whether patients who discuss bariatric
surgery with their providers are more likely to undergo the procedure and to lose weight …