The gastric balloon is billed as an alternative for people with obesity who don’t want bariatric surgery or weight-loss drugs. How does it work and does it get the same results?

Every winter Yosemite National Park becomes the stage for one of nature’s most riveting optical illusions: a magnificent waterfall that for a brief moment appears to be made of pure golden fire.

Tirzepatide (Zepbound, Mounjaro) is a dual-agonist GLP-1 medication. It works like a GLP-1 agonist, but also targets a hormone called glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) to “help break ...