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I recently came across data on who we spend our time with over the course of our lives. The insights are simultaneously inspiring and depressing. Here are 6 graphs everyone needs to see:

The moment the Morocco crowd erupted - not for a goal, but for a proposal💍

“Beileve” that we can pass 3 bills to increase access to #obesity care in #Connecticut in 2023 - please support by: writing a letter to your congressman, accessing the OAC website action center, testify on behalf of the bill at #COS23 #Believe #Beileve2023 #Beileve 1/

🔆 While exciting that new #obesity medications (eg #Wegovy #Mounjaro) provide 15-20% weight loss, let’s not forget that SADI (a bariatric surgical procedure) can provide 50% total #weightloss. 🔆 NOT close!! mdpi.com/2072-6643/15/3… Eric Topol C. Michael Gibson MD Daniel J Drucker

Obesity is a global health priority because of its rising prevalence and association with several health complications. A new review summarises medical, device, and surgical therapies for obesity in adults: hubs.li/Q01C1zWz0

Ali Aminian Souheil Adra Eric Topol C. Michael Gibson MD Daniel J Drucker ASMBS Neil Floch MD Michael Albert, MD Abd Tahrani EASO The Obesity Society Bariatric Times Bariatric News Ted Kyle Prof Kamlesh Khunti I hope surgical and medical interventions can be seen as collaborative instead of competitive! I certainly take pride in partnering with my surgical colleagues. Some people with #obesity will benefit from meds, others from #wls and most will get the best out of a team approach😊

Work in healthcare and want to know what you can do this #WorldObesityDay? Why not have a conversation with a colleague? Use our #WOD2023 playing cards to get you started! #LetsTalkAboutObesity

📣 New article in press on SOARD Does Sleeve Gastrectomy and Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass have different Venous Thromboembolism risk factors? Creation of 30-day Bariatric Hypercoagulation Score #sleeve #VTE #SOARD23 #SoMe4Surgery soard.org/article/S1550-…

A mind-blowing paper has come out today in nature In 2016, JC Venter Institute scientists trimmed a bacterial genome to its barest minimum required for life to synthesize what they called a "minimal genome" (science.org/doi/10.1126/sc…). Today, a group of scientists from

Key Points in Abdominal Pain After Roux-en-Y Gastric Bypass #MISIRGlobalSurgery #SoMe4Surgery

Maximal weight loss is achieved ~15-18 months after bariatric surgery. Then, due to compensatory mechanisms, some weight gain usually occurs before reaching to plateau. 15-18 month weight loss data of #Mounjaro #Wegovy etc are available. Looking forward to their 5-10 year data.

A reminder that no human being can ever tell another to take a test, wear a mask, or have an injection without violating their inalienable human rights. They can only ask, and have to accept a negative answer, without disadvantage or prejudice.

We often see what we want to see. A friend was thinking about weight loss surgery. She looked above, and saw a “gastric sleeve” in the clouds yesterday.

Breaking News: The FDA approved an obesity drug, already used for diabetes, that will be a direct competitor to Wegovy. The drug is called tirzepatide and will be sold under the name Zepbound. nyti.ms/3QLZsOR

⏰ Every Year of DELAY in referral to Gastric Bypass ⬇️⬇️ chance of #diabetes resolution by 7% ✅ Half of pts w DM who are referred within first 6 years of diagnosis achieve COMPLETE resolution at 0.5 to 1.1 years No other modality 💊💉 can do that journals.lww.com/international-…

SADI-S vs RYGB in pts with BMI>50 ♦️ 3 high volume centers (Mayo, Orlando, Utah) ♦️ 968 pts (625 SADI-S & 343 RYGB) ♦️ More %TWL in SADI ♦️ More medical conditions resolution in SADI ♦️⤵️ surgery related complications in SADI In Surgical Endoscopy Journal link.springer.com/article/10.100…

Breaking news: @IFSOEC in Vienna the UK group led by Jane Blazeby shared the 3 year data of ByBandSleeve multicenter RCT >1300 patients: Regarding weight loss, quality of life, cost effectiveness & overall value. Roux en Y gastric bypass is superior to sleeve gastrectomy & LAGB

10% weight loss after 4-year treatment with Wegovy. 5% of patients lost >25% of their weight in the SELECT trial.

The science behind limb length in Roux-en-Y gastric bypass youtu.be/Fei0i50X1zw?si…