Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. The field of weight-loss treatments has seen a dramatic shift in recent years, with medications like Ozempic gaining widespread ...

FDA approves swallowable Allurion Gastric Balloon for weight loss in adults with obesity who failed prior lifestyle programs.

A new treatment for overweight and obesity combining the world’s first and only procedureless swallowable gastric balloon—that is placed without surgery, endoscopy or anaesthesia and passes out of the ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved “the world’s first and only swallowable" gastric balloon for weight loss that requires no surgery, anesthesia or other procedures, Allurion ...

Planning for major weight loss may soon become an easier pill − or balloon − to swallow. As manufacturers ramp up for a GLP-1 legal battle and every food brand seems to be releasing new protein-packed ...

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 ...

Allurion Technologies, Inc ALUR recently announced three scientific presentations at the American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Annual Meeting. One of the studies highlighted the success ...

Intragastric balloons are temporary, non-surgical weight-loss devices placed in the stomach to reduce gastric capacity. These devices are used in adults who are overweight or suffer from obesity and ...

In the AUDACITY trial, 58% of patients using the Allurion Balloon achieved at least a 5% total body weight loss at 48 weeks. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Allurion Gastric ...