In Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, we make a small “pouch” out of the stomach ... This leads to weight loss without stress because you will not be as hungry as before the surgery. This procedure is done by ...

One of those is Boston-based Syntis Bio, which is working on a daily pill that mimics the effects of gastric bypass—no actual surgery required. Today, the company announced early data from ...

A mother died from sepsis and internal bleeding when a discount gastric bypass surgery she had in Mexico went wrong. Lisa Roemeling, 53, died on November 21 after the surgery in Tijuana that was ...

Following surgery, there were 1,651 adverse events (6.0, 4.6, and 5.7 per year after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, adjustable gastric banding, and sleeve gastrectomy, respectively).

Objective—Use of gastric bypass surgery is common and increasing. Over 40% of patients in diabetes remission after gastric bypass surgery may redevelop diabetes within 5 years. Metformin ...

One such contender is Syntis Bio, a Boston-based biotech firm working on an oral medication designed to replicate the effects of gastric bypass surgery without the need for invasive procedures.