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In many states, there are laws in place that require insurance companies to provide benefits for weight loss surgery when a patient meets the National Institutes of Health (NIH) criteria. However, obesity surgery patients should still prepare themselves...

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/...l&uac=166576EY WFS About the AMA announcing obesity as a disease and one person's thoughts. Follow the Money Bradley P. Fox, MD (Family Physician) Last month, the American Medical Association (AMA) decided...

SATURDAY, Nov. 5, 2016 (HealthDay News) — Regular follow-up visits with a doctor translated into greater health improvements for weight-loss surgery patients, new research indicates. “This study shows there is great value in seeing patients at routine...

I was never asked to consider a sleeve as an option when I had my surgery almost 7 years ago. I did however go on to meet several sleeve patients at one of my support group meetings and we discussed the differences in the surgical option and wondered...

Back in the winter of 2000, Rick Eding went to the Zeeland Community Hospital emergency room with a sinus infection. The then-25-year-old never expected the experience to reveal a much deeper and mind-numbing problem: severe heart problems. “I was...