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Overweight Diabetic Patients Wanted for Gastric Bypass Study
Researchers at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center have announced plans to conduct one of the first studies examining gastric bypass surgery as a treatment for type 2 diabetes rather than for morbid obesity. This study is specifically interested in finding out whether gastric bypass surgery controls diabetes as well or even better than traditional medical [...]
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St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center in New York is currently recruiting patients to take part in a clinical trial that will compare outcomes of single incision laparoscopic gastric banding versus conventional five port laparoscopic gastric banding. This study will be one of the first to examine these two minimally invasive approaches side-by-side and determine if laparoscopic [...]
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