LOS ANGELES (AP) — A company that promotes Lap-Band weight-loss surgery was warned to pull advertising that federal officials claim failed to warn potential customers of the risks. The Food and Drug ...

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 ...

Current medical news and unique business news for anyone who cares about healthcare. FDA says Lap-Band ads are misleading. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration sent warning letters to eight surgical ...

Allergan Inc. is looking to get Food and Drug Administration approval to sell its Lap-Band weight-loss device to more patients and hopes to see expanded health insurance coverage, according to its ...

An older version of Lap-Band weight loss surgery could cause severe complications down the road, according to a study by Belgian researchers reported in the L.A. Times. The Belgian researchers found ...

Amid the surge in GLP-1 weight-loss medications, some have questioned whether invasive procedures like lap band, gastric sleeve and bypass surgeries could wane in popularity. Carnie Wilson, of the ...