Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . To compare the cost and weight loss effects of PIGB, researchers developed a Markov microsimulation model that ...

AUSTIN, TX / ACCESSWIRE / March 8, 2021 / Apollo Endosurgery, Inc. ("Apollo") (NASDAQ:APEN), a global leader in minimally invasive medical devices for gastrointestinal and bariatric procedures, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . None of the largest U.S. insurers provide coverage for intragastric balloon or endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty.

Sohail Shaikh, MD, with the Center for Bariatric Endoscopy in Mont Clair, N.J., is the first gastroenterologist to perform the Intragastric Balloon procedure in the Northeastern United States. Dr.

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 ...

The Allurion intragastric balloon (formerly the Elipse, Allurion Technologies), a novel balloon that is swallowed, requiring no surgery or endoscopic placement, shows high efficacy in achieving weight ...

Between late February 2023 and March 10, 2023, 67 cases of botulism linked to intragastric injection of the botulism neurotoxin (BoNT) were reported in Germany (12), Austria (1), Switzerland (1), and ...