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Bariatric surgery or weight loss surgery is often considered by many as an "easy way out" of obesity. However, post surgery complications can be serious, and in some cases life-threatening.

Pancreatitis, an inflammation of the pancreas, can cause severe abdominal pain and may require emergency care. Here’s what to know.

Bariatric surgery requires anesthesia to put you under sleep, but it can produce additional side effects or surgical complications. The anesthesia may trigger allergic reactions, or cause breathing ...

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DEAR DR. ROACH: What advice do you have for the treatment of gallstones? -- N.W. ANSWER: Gallstones are common (6% of men and 9% of women will get one over a lifetime) and are mostly composed of ...

Depending on the size and composition of a person's gallstones, there are different therapies available. The most common treatment for symptomatic gallstones is surgery.

The intensifying and expansive heat wave affecting around 150 million people in the United States from Wisconsin to Washington, DC, bears the hallmarks of human-caused global warming.

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The human gut microbiome has been shown to impact health in a myriad of ways. The type and abundance of different bacteria ...

Ticks are spreading beyond traditional regions experiencing an uptick in milder winters, with experts warning about the rise in tick-borne illnesses across the country.