Seniors and obesity: Weight loss surgery can help
Aging comes with certain advantages. As we reach retirement, life slows down a little. We have more time to spend with our spouses, our…
Read MoreAging comes with certain advantages. As we reach retirement, life slows down a little. We have more time to spend with our spouses, our…
Read MoreAAMC offers two weight loss surgery procedures — sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass. Both have been shown to be highly effective in combination with…
Read MoreIn 2012, Tammy Smith weighed 340 pounds. She attended a weight loss surgery seminar and decided to have gastric sleeve bypass. Her journey to…
Read MoreTwins Andrew and Anthony Henderson grew up on a farm in Upper Marlboro where being active and fit was just a part of daily…
Read MoreAt 47, Andrew Henderson was frustrated by decades of struggling with weight loss and tired of ever-increasing doses of medication for his diabetes. So…
Read MoreWhen she saw her July 2012 vacation picture, Melissa Staud of Harwood knew she had to make a change for the better. She weighed…
Read MoreMarcella Carter has a good reason to drive three hours to AAMC to see her doctor. “I could have found someone else,” the 47-year-old…
Read MoreDaniel Fluharty, a weight loss surgery patient, describes his experience and life after surgery. My name is Daniel Fluharty, and I teach both high…
Read MoreAnnapolis resident Doug Jones had been a muscular young man, but just as his doctor had predicted, his weight crept up steadily with age…
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