Researchers from the Keck School of Medicine of USC have found that persistent organic pollutants (POPs)—synthetic toxic chemicals often found in food sources and stored in body fat — are associated ...

Benefits include remission and control of hypertension while cutting dependence on antihypertensive medications. HealthDay News — Bariatric surgery emerges as a durable solution for obesity-related ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that bariatric surgery can help significantly improve cardiometabolic health for people with obesity, including lowering high blood pressure and the risk of type ...

Share on Pinterest New research finds that bariatric surgery is an effective long-term treatment to help control high blood pressure. FG Trade/Getty Images A new study has found that bariatric surgery ...

Bariatric surgery is more effective in controlling hypertension rates, or high blood pressure, in people with obesity and uncontrolled high blood pressure compared to blood pressure medication alone, ...

People with obesity who had weight-loss surgery were able to better manage their high blood pressure in the long term than those using medications and lifestyle changes, a new analysis finds. The ...

People with obesity who underwent weight-loss surgery were more likely to control their high blood pressure over a 1-to-5 year follow-period compared to those who managed their high blood pressure ...

Insufflation involves injecting air or gas via a machine into the abdominal cavity to create a tent to allow for visualization of the operative field and manipulation of instruments used during the ...

UC Davis Health has adopted low-pressure surgery as a standard for all laparoscopic procedures performed at the Sacramento, Calif.-based health system. Low-pressure insufflation involves injecting air ...