Estimating the Bariatric Surgery Rate in the Potentially Eligible Population within the Brazilian Public Healthcare System, 2017–2023

• by Luis Roberto da Silva, Claudio Makoto Kanai, Anna Carolina Batista Dantas, Wayner Vieira de Souza, Denis Pajecki, Beatriz Helena Tess

• May 13, 2026

Obesity Not Associated With Worse Long-Term TAR Outcomes

A long-term cohort study found that obesity was not associated with worse patient-reported outcomes or higher reoperation rates following total ankle replacement in optimized surgical candidates.

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 6, 2026

• 4 min

Impact of Weight Bias, Stigma and Discrimination on Physical, Mental, and Quality of Life Outcomes of Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery: A Systematic Review

• by Eugenia Romano, Ximena Ramos Salas, Lucia Alonso Diez, Ida Camperchioli, Chiara Gerardi, Violeta Moize, Ken Clare, Silvia Frusone, Francesco Maria Carrano

• May 2, 2026

Early Enteral Feeding Tied to Fewer Complications

Benefit driven by fewer infections and pulmonary events, though overall complication rates were similar

• by Kathryn Wighton

• May 1, 2026

• 5 min