For Immediate Release October 4, 2023

CONTACT: Roger Kissin rkissin@compartnersny.com

25-Year association veteran Diane M. Enos takes helm amid record high obesity rates and growing interest in metabolic and bariatric surgery and drug treatment

NEWBERRY, FL – October 4,2023 – After a yearlong and extensive nationwide search, the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS), the nation’s largest professional organization of bariatric and metabolic surgeons and integrated health professionals, has named healthcare association…

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For Immediate Release March 22, 2023

CONTACT: Roger Kissin rkissin@compartnersny.com

Health Concerns Trigger Millions to Consider New Weight-Loss Methods for First Time

NEWBERRY, FL – March 22,2023 – Nearly a third of Americans (29%) say COVID-19 made them more worried than ever about having obesity prompting about 28 million people to consider weight-loss methods they hadn’t thought about before the pandemic began, including nearly 6.4 million thought about turning to either weight-loss surgery or…

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For Immediate Release October 21, 2022

CONTACT: Roger Kissin rkissin@compartnersny.com

Medical Groups Replace Outdated Consensus Statement that Overly Restricts Access to Modern-Day Weight-Loss Surgery

NEWBERRY, FL – Oct. 21, 2022 – Two of the world’s leading authorities on bariatric and metabolic surgery have issued new evidence-based clinical guidelines that among a slew of recommendations expand patient eligibility for weight-loss surgery and endorse metabolic surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes beginning at a…

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ASMBS Statement on Cleveland Clinic Study

Newswise — NEWBERRY, FL – Nov. 11, 2021– A new Cleveland Clinic study shows that patients with obesity and advanced fatty liver disease who had bariatric surgery (weight-loss surgery) significantly lowered their risk for severe liver disease and serious cardiovascular disease, including heart attack and stroke, compared to patients who did not have the surgery. The study was published online today in JAMA.

Researchers found bariatric surgery was associated…

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Senators Cassidy and Carper Call for Medicare to Cover Obesity Drugs Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

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Statement on metabolic and bariatric surgery during COVID-19 pandemic.

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Evidence-based prediction tool designed to help patients decide between metabolic surgery and standard medical therapy.

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Patients who have surgery before obesity progresses to severe stages may achieve even greater health benefits.

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New study compares differences in cancer risk reduction among weight-loss surgery patients

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Patients with history of heart disease reduce their risk by half

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