If weight loss with drugs that must be self-injected weekly doesn’t sound appealing — think Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound — there may be an intriguing new option available down the road. It's “the ...

A gastric balloon is a temporary weight-loss device that goes inside your stomach. It takes up room in your stomach, so you feel full sooner and eat less. You don’t need surgery to get a gastric ...

Combining a swallowable gastric balloon with a weight loss drug may be a way to lose significant body weight, a new study suggests. In about eight months of combination treatment, participants lost an ...

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 ...

Scientists have come up with a new gastric balloon for patients struggling to lose serious weight. But while similar devices are already available on the market, this is the first instance where the ...

Share on Pinterest A gastric balloon is seen here. Photography courtesy of Allurion A new report finds a gastric ballon in combination with weightloss medication can help people drop pounds. The ...

WASHINGTON -- Federal health regulators on Tuesday approved an inflatable medical balloon that aids weight loss by filling up space in the stomach. The Food and Drug Administration cleared Reshape ...

If you're struggling to lose a serious amount of weight, imagine you had a weight loss option that helped more than diet and exercise, but wasn't as invasive as gastric surgery. Enter the Obalon ...

If weight loss with drugs that must be self-injected weekly doesn’t sound appealing — think Ozempic, Wegovy and Zepbound — there may be an intriguing new option available down the road. It's “the ...