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https://gizmodo.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/06/hqestquoe5a5gis0xw6n.jpg?quality=751279719Since 2016, at least 12 people have died worldwide soon after receiving a intragastric balloon, a new noninvasive procedure meant to help people lose weight, according to an alert released this week by the US Food and Drug Administration. Seven of the patients were in the US. In response, the FDA has approved new warning […]