"Forever" PFAS chemicals might hamper a teenager's ability to drop excess weight, even if they've undergone weight-loss ...

Adolescents who undergo bariatric surgery face a higher risk of weight regain, which can undermine treatment success and long ...

USC researchers found that adolescents with higher pre-surgery blood levels of PFAS regained more weight after bariatric ...

Tonia Brown and Tonie Ervin do many things together, including changing their diet, walking more and undergoing bariatric ...

Greater exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), a family of endocrine-disrupting chemicals, may undermine ...

Karen Roberts and Lawana Davenport have a lot in common, including a shared journey through bariatric surgery that helped ...

Finland will begin offering bariatric surgery to severely obese minors this autumn, starting at Turku University Hospital.

Obesity is a mounting health crisis globally and is linked to various chronic conditions. For those battling obesity, ...

More than 50 have gotten bariatric surgery through the Wellness Incentive Program so far.

Obese patients who have bariatric (weight-loss) surgery live longer than those who do not have the procedure, according to findings from a new study published in the journal Obesity. Surgery ...

Medical Examiner I Had Weight-Loss Surgery at 17, and It Worked—but It Didn’t Address My Real Problem The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends bariatric surgery for kids as young as 13.