Latest BT Issue
Supplements

Spotlight on Technology December 2024

Spotlight on Technology July–August 2023

Category: Editorial Message
Surgery and Incentive Programs May Help in Preventing Obesity Rates from Rising Worldwide, but Lifestyle Changes will Always Play a Role

Dear friends, colleagues, and readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: I hope you had a great start in 2013. This year promises to be an exciting one for the

Looking Forward to a New Year and Hoping that Healthcare Reform Includes More Access to Care for Individuals with Obesity

Dear Friends and Colleagues, First, I would like to commend Dr. Michel Gagner on the success of the Fourth Annual International Consensus Summit for Sleeve Gastrectomy (ICSSG-4), which took place

November Marks Awareness of Diabetes and Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease: Two Well-known Comorbidties in the Bariatric Patient Population

Dear Friends and Colleagues, Let me start this editorial message by congratulating Georgeann Mallory and The American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS) on another outstanding Fall Educational Event

Defining Success and Failure after Bariatric Surgery and Exploring Patterns that Predispose Patients to Obesity

Dear Friends and Colleagues, I just returned from Chicago, Illinois, where I attended the 100th Annual Clinical Congress of the American College of Surgeons. This gathering was a milestone for

Introducing “Checklists in Bariatric Surgery”— A Column Aimed at Helping Bariatric Surgeons Quickly Review the Reasons for Potential Problems When Caring for Bariatric Patients

Dear Friends, By the time you read this editorial, we might be at the American College of Surgeons Clinical Congress in Chicago, Illinois. If you have not done so yet,

Laparoscopic Adjustable Banding Was, Is, and Should Stay a Valid Treatment Modality for Those Who Suffer from Obesity

Dear Readers, In this issue, we are pleased to present the 8th Annual Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times Buyers Guide. We thank each of the industry partners for their support

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Endorse Sleeve Gastrectomy as a Valid Treatment Modality for Patients with Morbid Obesity; United States FDA Approves Prescription Weight Loss Drug Lorcaserin

Dear Readers, What a great start of July 2012—the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) announced that they endorse sleeve gastrectomy (SG) as a valid treatment modality for patients

Congratulations to Dr. Robin Blackstone, Outgoing President, and All Members of the ASMBS on Another Great Year of Progress in the Field of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery!

Dear Readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: By the time you read this issue, we may be together in San Diego, California, enjoying the beautiful landscape and weather while

Sleeve Gastrectomy is Technically Simple, Requires Minimal Follow Up, and Results in Negligible Long-term Complications— What More Can We Ask For?

Dear Readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: This month we share with you reviews and comments from Drs. Ed Mason and Walter Pories on the recent studies published in

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Declines to Provide Coverage for Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy: Disappointing News for Patients, Surgeons, and Advocates

Dear Readers of Metabolic & Bariatric Care Times: I would like to start this editorial by relaying the disappointing news that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has