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 ...

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.

Lap band surgery has been a weight loss treatment option since 2001 for an exclusive group: The severely obese. A silicone ring placed around the upper part of the stomach makes patients feel full ...

A federal advisory committee has endorsed changing the body mass index (BMI) required for lap-band surgery from 35 to 30.This would broaden the population of those eligible for the surgery from 13 ...

Anyone considering the Lap-Band as a solution to their obesity might be wondering if its safe after seeing the latest news stories involving a marketing campaign and doctors associated with it. The ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A form of weight-loss surgery called gastric banding appears safe and effective for severely obese teenagers, according to a study at one medical center. The findings, ...

PRESCRIPTION FOR GREATER HELP. NOW 40% OF AMERICANS ARE CONSIDERED OBESE AND SOME DOCTORS WORRY THE PANDEMIC MAY CAUSE THAT NUMBER TO SPIKE. THAT’S RIGHT OUR JULIE DOLAN TAKES A LOOK AT A SIMPLE ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A type of minimally invasive weight-loss surgery called gastric banding not only helps morbidly obese teenagers lose a substantial amount of weight, but also leads to ...

Laparoscopic gastric band surgery, buoyed by an obesity epidemic and improved clinical outcomes, has become a viable option for ambulatory surgery centers, but payors have been slow in extending ...

The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) recently published research showing that bariatric surgery results in more significant weight loss and lower long-term costs compared to GLP-1 ...

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie made a huge announcement to the The New York Post—but not the one everyone has been expecting. The paper reported on Tuesday that the famously rotund Christie ...

New Jersey Republican Kept Secret Because 'It's Nobody Else's Business' May 7, 2013 -- New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie secretly underwent lap band surgery in February to control his weight. Christie, ...