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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Engineers designed a new type of gastric balloon that can be inflated and deflated as needed. It could offer an alternative for people who don't want to undergo more invasive treatments such as ...

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 ...

The results of the first human trial examining a new weight loss procedure called gastric mucosal ablation were released Thursday, and the non-surgical procedure caused minimal side effects with a ...