Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled a groundbreaking gastric balloon designed to address obesity more effectively than traditional options. This new balloon, ...

Inflated balloons that trick the stomach into feeling full have long been used for weight loss. The problem is that they become less effective the longer they stay inflated. Now, MIT engineers have ...

What will be in their place? Well, for one, probably more insurance commercials, which I’ll take any day over a tsunami of Medicare Advantage spots. And ahead of the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, ...

Each fall for 13 years, Beth Wright-Smith fired up a nine-story-tall hot-air balloon shaped like a stagecoach and took to the desert skies. The red-and-yellow tangle of fabric—weighing in at 1,445 ...

Mayor Michael Nutter announced on Friday that the Channel 6 ZooBalloon will return this season to the Philadelphia Zoo. After an overwhelming response from zoo guests sharing fond memories of the ...