{"id":7535,"date":"2026-09-25T09:42:01","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T09:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.obesitysurgerysl.com\/wp\/?page_id=7535"},"modified":"2026-09-28T04:48:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-28T04:48:46","slug":"media-publications","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/test.obesitysurgerysl.com\/wp\/media-publications\/","title":{"rendered":"Media Publications"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"7535\" class=\"elementor elementor-7535\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a973f76 e-con e-atomic-element e-flexbox-base e-1a973f76-12437b0 \" data-id=\"1a973f76\" data-element_type=\"e-flexbox\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-interaction-id=\"1a973f76\" data-e-type=\"e-flexbox\" data-id=\"1a973f76\">\n    \t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-847003e elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-elementskit-heading\" 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\/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sa-player-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sa-player-title sa-fw-bold sa-m-0\"><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sa-player-credit sa-d-inline-block sa-text-decoration-none\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\" target=\"target=&quot;_self&quot;\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sa-video-player\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<iframe src=\"about:blank\" class=\"sa-player-iframe\" allow=\"autoplay;\" frameborder=\"no\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\twebkitallowfullscreen=\"true\" mozallowfullscreen=\"true\" allowfullscreen=\"true\"><\/iframe>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"swiper-slide\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sa-player-wrapper sa-rounded\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"sa-player-poster\" src=\"\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/z9hmr6ULuV8\/0.jpg\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\talt=\"\" \/>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sa-play-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sa-play-button sa-icon-wrap sa-text-decoration-none sa-d-flex sa-justify-content-center sa-align-content-center sa-p-3\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"javascript:void(0);\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/z9hmr6ULuV8?feature=oembed&#038;autplay=1\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<path d=\"M8 5v14l11-7z\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sa-player-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"sa-player-title sa-fw-bold sa-m-0\"><\/h3>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"sa-player-credit sa-d-inline-block sa-text-decoration-none\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\thref=\"\" 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                      <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n\n                        Lanka Hospitals celebrates successful inauguration of new Bariatric Centre and surpasses 250th successful surgery milestone\n                        \n                    <\/h3>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"elementskit-box-footer\">\n                    <div class=\"box-footer\">\n                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2024\/04\/21\/news-features\/21238\/lanka-hospitals-surpasses-250th-bariatric-surgery-milestone\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\">\n\n                                    \n                                    Read Article                                <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n                    <\/div>\n                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class=\"elementskit-box-content ekit-image-box-body-inner\">\n                                                <h3 class=\"elementskit-info-box-title\">\n\n                        Lanka Hospitals inaugurates new Bariatric Centre, surpasses 250th surgery milestone.\n                        \n                    <\/h3>\n                                                        <\/div>\n\n                                <div class=\"elementskit-box-footer\">\n                    <div class=\"box-footer\">\n                        <div class=\"btn-wraper\">\n                                                            <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sundayobserver.lk\/2024\/04\/21\/news-features\/21238\/lanka-hospitals-surpasses-250th-bariatric-surgery-milestone\/\" class=\"elementskit-btn whitespace--normal\">\n\n                                    \n                                    Read Article                                <\/a>\n                                                        <\/div>\n 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