Sometimes Paul Lee has to stop for a second when he realizes he can do things that, for many years, he couldn’t - when he was more than 200 pounds heavier. “I keep finding new things daily, like ...

(NBC) - When it comes to weight loss surgery, the lap band procedure is one of the most popular, but doctors say in many cases the weight either never comes off or soon returns. That has caused ...

The FDA will decide whether 14-year-olds should get the weight loss surgery. May 25, 2011— -- Jacy Johns had tried everything to lose weight -- from the Slim Fast diet to Special K. She hit the ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Surgeons at The Ohio State University Medical Center are among the first in the country to use a device that is expected to make surgery a more viable alternative for people who need ...

Christie's Lap-Band surgery, performed laparoscopically, was less-invasive. May 7, 2013— -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie revealed earlier this week that he had secretly undergone Lap-Band ...

Wilson Phillips singer Carnie Wilson said swelling and high blood pressure caused her to be hospitalized, calling her recovery “intense”.

Weight-loss experts explain why combining GLP-1 medications with bariatric surgery may be the most effective approach to ...

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published research showing that bariatric surgery results in ...

Two California surgery centers associated with the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing campaign have temporarily stopped offering Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries, the Los Angeles Times reports. The decision comes ...

Since her rise to fame in the '90s with the Grammy-nominated trio Wilson Phillips, Carnie Wilson has been open about her struggles with weight. Once over 300 pounds, she agreed to have her gastric ...