I have been studying weight loss and nutrition for more than twenty years. In that time frame, there have been some incredible innovations in weight loss technology. While diet and exercise will ...

Tufts researchers have discovered that a pacemaker designed for the stomach could help obese people lose weight. Dr. Scott Shikora, head of bariatric surgery at Tufts New England Medical Center, ...

How Do You Qualify for Weight Loss Surgery? When you have obesity, and lifestyle changes haven't helped you lose weight, weight loss surgery may be an option. Also called bariatric surgery, these ...

A new handheld device is helping people in the Triangle personalize their weight loss program. For the first time, Karen Fox is taking steps to lose weight. She blames the extra pounds for her ...

The feds are investing millions of dollars into an implantable weight loss device to capitalize on a new wave of pharmaceuticals while mitigating their adverse effects. Researchers from Columbia ...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. (Reuters) - Lotta Bosnyak takes extra time to chew the blueberries in her yogurt. Otherwise, she said, the device she credits with saving her life will not work. The tube Bosnyak is ...

The Food and Drug Administration approved a weight loss device on Tuesday that pumps food out of a person’s stomach after they eat a meal. While some have criticized the device as “assisted bulimia,” ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Device manufacturers are pushing the U.S. government and health insurers to cover weight-loss surgery, an effort that could give millions more obese Americans access to the ...

Many insurance companies will at least partially cover weight loss surgery if you meet certain criteria. But these can vary by insurance company, so be sure to check your specific plan. Share on ...