Gastric Bypass News Archive


Here is a collection of gastric bypass news stories. Popular topics in the past year include Patrick Deuel -- the man who used to weight over 1,000 pounds, teen gastric bypass surgery, and lifestyle changes after gatric bypass.

July 2005
Patrick Deuel's wife has gastric bypass surgery 9.19.05

May 2005
Canada sends gastric bypass patients to US 5.03.05
Man to run in NYC Marathon after lap-band surgery 5.02.05

April 2005
Ad campaign rejects obesity health risks 4.25.05
15 year old teen with spina bifida gastric bypass surgery 4.24.05
Two Firefighters have gastric bypass surgery 4.24.05
Overweight not so bad after all says CDC 4.19.05
Experienced gastric bypass surgeons safer 4.18.05
Patrick Deuel's wife to have gastric bypass surgery 4.14.05
Overweight paster has gastric bypass surgery 4.14.05
Man loses 280 pounds after gastric bypass 4.12.05
Gastric Bypass not always best option 4.07.05
330 pound woman loses 155 pounds after surgery 4.05.05
Gastric bypass surgery more effective than weight loss drugs 4.04.05

March 2005
Successful gastric bypass helps diabetes 3.28.05
Opera Singer Deborah Voight gets gastric bypass 3.27.05
Gastric bypass patients face tax from Illinois bill 3.16.05

February 2005

Health care: A system under siege 2.27.05
Cheeseburger Bills Fill State Lawmakers Plate 2.18.05
Speaking with Ralphie May 2.18.05
Cutting through the weight-loss surgery hype 2.16.05
Bypass surgery helping obese patients lose tons 2.16.05

January 2005

Still the same beautiful girl 1.24.05
Woman undergoes surgery to combat severe obesity 1.23.05
Patrick Deuel preparing to leave hospital 1.21.05
Gastric Bypass Surgery Gone Bad 1.21.05
Losing is everything 1.21.05
Some Wyomingites look to surgery for obesity 1.21.05
St. Luke's to offer new weight-loss procedure
1.20.05
Gastric bypass poses health risks, benefits
1.18.05
New Milford woman sheds 245 pounds
1.18.05

Spectrum surgeons use band as weight-loss alternative
1.17.05
Man loses 500 lbs (without surgery)
1.17.05
Insurers Trim Weight-Loss Procedure
1.17.05
Marine returns to life made over
1.16.05
More surgeries, less insurance
1.16.05
Weight Loss Surgery Staves Off Prediabetes 1.15.05
Harris Methodist Fort Worth Offering Weight-Loss Surgery 1.14.05
Bariatric surgery experience through the eyes of a spouse 1.14.05
Bypassing Stomach May Be Best Obesity Surgery 1.13.05
Teen's weight loss spotlighted on cable 1.13.05
Scrutiny urged for obesity surgery 1.13.05
Insurer limits obesity surgery 1.12.05
Poker and gastric bypass surgery? 1.11.05
1000 pound man loses 450 pounds 1.5.05
Man loses 212 pounds, finds fiance 1.4.05
Twin gastric bypass surgery
1.4.05
More obese choose to have stomach surgery 1.4.05
A diet rich in restraint 1.4.05
Losing and Winning 1.2.05
Here's proof a happier life's possible 1.2.05

December 2004
Musician sheds half his weight 12.31.04
Last Comic Standing contestant gets gastric bypass 12.28.04
Local Teen Gains Confidence After Gastric Bypass 12.28.04
Surgery was the right option for her 12.28.04
Gastric bypass surgery story 12.28.04
Obese teens turn to surgery 12.25.04
Price of healthful behavior 12.25.04
A heavy obstacle: obesity's role in infertility 12.24.04
Gastric Bypass Movie 12.23.04
Obesity Surgery Shows Benefits Years Later 12.22.04
Study Finds Health-Care Woes on the Rise 12.21.04
Whole lotta chewin' going on for some 12.21.04
Plastic-Surgery Gift Certificates 12.20.04
Weight loss surgery risk 12.20.04
AL Blue Cross says it has no plans to not cover bypass 12.20.04
USA Medical Center will stop gastric bypass 12.20.04
Woman wins $1.5m verdict against plastic surgeon 12.20.04
Waging war on weight 12.19.04
Hospital's condition upgraded 12.18.04
Weis sues doctors over gastric surgery 12.15.04
Gastric Bypass Operation for Teens 12.15.04
New U.S. arrivals are likely to 'grow' to love it 12.15.04
Blue Cross (of Northeastern PN) to cover gastric bypass 12.14.04
Operating Room goes digital 12.14.04
Obese and Opaque 12.14.04
Former fat guy has a new life 12.13.04
Technology raises expectations -- and tort risk 12.13.04
Gastric bypass helps U.P. man beat obesity 12.13.04
Surgery isn't risk free 12.13.04
Weight Loss And Sleep Patterns 12.10.04
Weight-loss surgery surging 12.10.04
Reunited ’94 Gibbons grads provide sexy TV reality show 12.05.04
Obese children battle for health, normal lives 12.05.04

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