Obesity
Browse obesity news, education and analysis by obesity subsections - medical treatments and bariatric surgery.
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Obesity complicates case of osteoarthritis
An elderly patient with increasing hip and knee pain was unsuitable for surgery,...
Bariatric surgery

Exclusive: Obese patients denied surgery by NHS rationing
NHS England is imposing restrictions to bariatric surgery that go beyond NICE guidance,...

Bariatric surgery cuts long-term mortality risk in middle-aged patients
Obese patients who undergo bariatric surgery have a 53% lower risk of dying from...

Obesity: clinical review
How to classify obesity, and when and how to initiate further treatment, such as...