Engaging with patients in the early stages of their bariatric journey allows providers to ultimately understand and support their patient's unique motivational, emotional, and intellectual drivers. Providers can use these drivers to help empower positive health outcomes.
Bariatric surgery is not a magical cure-all for poor self-esteem. Bariatric patients might find themselves struggling even more with their self-confidence after their surgery than before. Helping them understand the emotional impact it can have on their life can mentally prepare them for their transformation.
Munck Wilson Mandala Partner Greg Howison shared his perspective on some of the legal ramifications around AI, IP, connected devices and the data they generate, in response to emailed questions.
Fractyl Laboratories has raised a $44 million Series D financing round to build upon a chance discovery that bariatric surgery can resolve Type 2 diabetes in a subset of patients — independent of any weight loss.
Dr. Ariel Ortiz Lagardere, of the Obesity Control Center in Tijuana, Mexico, is enthusiastic about the implications of the ALLie camera for purposes of education, mentorship and communication with colleagues.
"Our tools are designed to work alongside existing programs to make human interactions more productive," said Michael Fergusson, Ayogo's founder and CEO.
ReShape Medical's alternative to bariatric surgery with a procedure that inserts two balloons into an obese person's stomach has raised $38 million to commercialize the technology.
At the Abarca Forward conference earlier this year, George Van Antwerp, managing director at Deloitte, discussed how social determinants of health and a personalized member experience can improve medication adherence and health outcomes.
This post is part of ongoing coverage of Cleveland Clinic’s 2013 Medical Innovation Summit: Finding Balance through Innovation. Obesity, Diabetes & the Metabolic Crisis. Bariatric surgery has been a hot topic, offering a spectrum of benefits, especially for patients with diabetes. In addition to hearing about weight loss surgeries, Medical Innovation Summit attendees watched a […]