CHICAGO (CBS) --Mercy Hospital & Medical Center has launched a contest with an unusual prize: free lap-band weight loss surgery. "Just write us and tell us why do you think you need this," said Dr ...

CHICAGO — The diabetes/weight loss drug semaglutide is associated with a significantly greater risk for repeat operations in patients with diabetes who require lumbar surgery, a new study suggests.

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A new type of weight-loss procedure offers an alternative to traditional bariatric surgery for people who ... associate professor at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York City, is skeptical.

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CHICAGO – New guidance from the American Society of Anesthesiologists cautions that patients who use any of the popular medications for diabetes and weight loss should not take the drugs prior ...