A new surgical option to treat morbid obesity will be available at Quad-Cities hospitals this fall. Although gastric bypass has been offered in the area for years, this fall will mark the first time ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - An older kind of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery could lead to severe complications over the long haul, Belgian researchers said Monday. The surgery works by placing a ...

Lap-Band weight-loss device manufacturer Allergan has asked the FDA to approve Lap-Band surgeries for adolescents as young as 14, according to an LA Times report. Physicians can already perform ...

Medicare covers lap band surgery if you meet specific requirements, such as having a BMI of 35 or higher, an obesity-related health condition, and unsuccessful prior medical treatments for obesity.

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 ...

New Life Surgery Center, a Beverly Hills ambulatory surgery center affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, has been asked to make improvements or risk losing its Joint Commission ...