Eating healthy and exercising are important to maintaining a healthy lifestyle, but for some people - it's not enough.

While surgery has a low risk for complications, when they do occur, they are serious. This may explain why only 5%-10% of ...

MIT researchers have developed a type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated in a person's stomach to mimic the ...

"For certain patients who are higher-risk, who cannot undergo surgery or did not tolerate the [weight-loss] medication or had ...

Gastric balloons-silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach-can help people lose weight by making ...

Thanks to effective and popular new drugs for weight loss and diabetes – an estimated 1 in 8 adults in the US has used ...

Ochsner Lafayette General has become a regional leader in bariatric surgery by using the latest technology, focusing on a ...

For individuals with a BMI above 40, or 35 and above with a comorbidity, bariatric surgery may be recommended. Additionally, ...

Inflated balloons that trick the stomach into feeling full have long been used for weight loss. The problem is that they become less effective the longer they stay inflated. Now, MIT engineers have ...

MIT engineers have revealed a new gastric balloon design that can inflate on demand to make you feel full before meals.

Gastric balloons—silicone balloons filled with air or saline and placed in the stomach—can help people lose weight by making ...

who cannot undergo surgery or did not tolerate the [weight-loss] medication or had some other contraindication, there are limited options," he said. "Traditional gastric balloons are still being ...