What They Say About Bariatric Surgery for Kids — Part 2
In the past weeks, Childhood Obesity News has been exploring many angles of the new obesity prevention guidelines by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
What They Say About Bariatric Surgery for Kids — Part 1
Here is a look at some pieces discussing bariatric surgery that have appeared in the press in the recent past.
Coronavirus Chronicles — More About Bariatric Surgery and COVID-19
Bariatric surgeries have increased during the pandemic because people understand the link between obesity and COVID-19.
Coronavirus Chronicles — Bariatric Surgery and COVID-19, Continued
Obesity has been the biggest predictor of COVID-19 fatality. For this and other reasons, bariatric surgery has been making it through the pandemic quite well.
Coronavirus Chronicles — Bariatric Surgery and COVID-19
In the pandemic, the demand for bariatric surgery, including gastric bypasses and sleeves, rebounded more quickly than other types of elective procedures.
Coronavirus Chronicles — Bariatric Surgery
At a time like this, elective surgeries (which includes first-time bariatric procedures) are not being performed, but how does it affect the patients in need?
Bariatric Surgery and Consent
Bariatric surgery is major surgery that radically and permanently changes a child’s anatomy. Can a child genuinely consent to such a life-changing procedure?
Bariatric Surgery, Qualifications, and Conscience
Operating on an obese patient involves special challenges to the medical staff. So what are the decision criteria for metabolic and bariatric surgery?
Evaluation for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery
How do patients escape from obesity? Cognitive therapy and cognitive behavioral therapy are helpful — with or without weight loss surgery.
Still More on the Mind and Bariatric Surgery
Until ways are figured out to help all patients get their heads straight, bariatric surgery can never be celebrated as a magic bullet.