Update June 4, 2018: The Food and Drug Administration is releasing another warning to health care providers about a popular weight loss device. According to a statement issued by the FDA, five more deaths have been reported in patients with two liquid-filled intragastric balloon systems used to treat obesity, totaling 12 deaths attributed to the device since 2016. “We have been carefully tracking adverse events, including a total of 12 deaths over the past two years, that have been reported in patients ...
