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 ...

In jean sizes, she says, she shrunk from a size 30 to a size 0. She credits her transformation to hard work and a combination ...

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

Bariatric surgery, while generally excluded from health insurance coverage, can be payable if specific conditions are met.

Private admissions for bariatric surgery declined last year for the first time since 2020, a report from the Private Healthcare Information Network (PHIN) found.1 The analysis looked at four bariatric ...

"It can also lead to arthritis and increase the risk of certain cancers." For individuals with a BMI above 40, or 35 and above with a comorbidity, bariatric surgery may be recommended. Additionally, ...

This woman came down from 142 kgs and had an incredible weight loss transformation. Read on to know her inspiring real life ...

More study is needed, including clinical trials in people, but Traverso believes the device has real potential. "For certain ...

Drug manufacturer Eli Lilly says their drug Zepbound is more effective than Wegovy for long-term weight loss. Results from a ...

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