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Health and Wellness | October 15, 2020
What Is Gastric Sleeve Surgery? Does It Lead to Weight Loss?
Gastric sleeve surgery, is a procedure that helps people who are severely obese lose weight by reducing the size of the stomach.
News Releases | June 2, 2020
Scripps Health Reopens Final Clinics Previously Closed for Pandemic
Scripps has reopened in Liberty Station, Coronado and Hillcrest, the last of its outpatient clinics that had been temporarily closed due to coronavirus.
Health and Wellness | February 24, 2020
Bariatric Surgery Patient Sheds 75 Pounds
A San Diego woman loses weight, and gains a passion for competitive running, after having gastric bypass surgery at Scripps.
Health and Wellness | January 7, 2020
Surgical Weight-Loss Solutions (podcast)
Weight-loss experts discuss weight-loss solutions, including minimally invasive bariatric surgery. Learn who is a candidate.
Health and Wellness | December 30, 2019
Bariatric Surgery Offers Weight-Loss Options (video)
Scripps experts discuss the obesity epidemic and weight-loss surgery options. Gastric sleeve and gastric bypass are the most common.
Scripps in the News | October 19, 2017
Scripps Weight Loss Expert Weighs in on New Obesity Research with LA Times
Ken Fujioka, M.D., endocrinologist and weight-loss expert at Scripps, discusses new research that could help obese people lose weight without surgery.
Scripps in the News | May 10, 2017
Scripps Expert Says Procedure Offers New Weight Loss Option
Scripps weight loss expert comments on clinical trial results for an experimental stomach banding procedure.
News Releases | November 30, 2016
Pacific Bariatric Surgical Group Joins Scripps Clinic Medical Group
Pacific Bariatric Surgical Group has joined Scripps Clinic Medical Group in an agreement that expands Scripps’ surgical services in central San Diego.
Scripps in the News | July 10, 2015
News Roundup: Media Coverage of Scripps Mercy's 125th Anniversary
Scripps Mercy celebrated its 125th anniversary and several local news media outlets covered the formal ceremony and community celebration.
News Releases | July 8, 2015
Scripps Mercy Hospital Celebrates its 125th Anniversary on July 9
San Diego's longest-established hospital, Scripps Mercy Hospital, celebrated its 125th anniversary on July 9.