Surgery in a Pill tagged posts

This is an image of ‘surgery in a pill’ in the intestine. Credit: Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Randal Mckenzie

Over the last decade, bariatric surgeons have made strides in performing weight loss surgery that not only reverses obesity but can also reverse type 2 diabetes in patients with both conditions. Despite dramatic improvements in quality of life and diabetes remission, the number of patients who pursue surgery remains relatively low, according to Ali Tavakkoli, MD, co-director of the Center for Weight Management and Metabolic Surgery at BWH...